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unvarnished
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Unvarnished
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un·var·nished
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ʌnˈvɑr
nɪʃt
/
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uhn-
vahr
-nisht
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adjective
1.
plain; clear; straightforward; without vagueness or subterfuge; frank:
the unvarnished truth.
2.
unfinished, as floors or furniture; not coated with or as if with varnish.
Origin:
1595–1605;
un-
1
+
varnish
+
-ed
3
,
-ed
2
Synonyms
1.
bare, naked, candid, direct.
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unvarnished
(ʌnˈvɑːnɪʃt)
—
adj
not elaborated upon or glossed; plain and direct:
the unvarnished truth
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
unvarnished
1604, of statements, "not embellished," from
un-
(1) "not" + pp. of
varnish
(v.). Lit. sense of "not covered in varnish" is recorded from 1758.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
The photograph comes from the manuscript of an author renowned for his
unvarnished
truths.
Telling the
unvarnished
truth in an autobiography or memoir is no small feat.
They go to court to get a fair decision,
unvarnished
and untainted.
In the end he advocated comprehensive opposition and
unvarnished
truth.
For
unvarnished
furniture, you can also use olive oil or almond oil.
Previously released cables also featured
unvarnished
opinions.
But our kids need to know what is the fair,
unvarnished
evidence of the use of these substances.
T he designer appears eager to discuss every particle of his life,
unvarnished
.
They required a certain quality of character, a loyalty to
unvarnished
fact that rose above politics or profit.
For
unvarnished
floors, damp mop with mild vegetable oil soap.
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