Synonyms for unembellished

Grammar : Adj

Spell : em-bel-ish

Phonetic Transcription : ɛmˈbɛl ɪʃ

Définition of unembellished

Origin : mid-14c., "to render beautiful," from Old French embelliss-, stem of embellir "make beautiful, ornament," from em- (see en- (1)) + bel "beautiful," from Latin bellus (see bene-). Meaning "dress up (a narration) with fictitious matter" is from mid-15c. Related: Embellished; embellishing.

adj factual

Example sentences :

Write in as simple, plain and unembellished a style as you know how.
Extract from : « Rolling Stones » by O. Henry

She was to her a living pantomime, and brought into her unembellished life the charms of opera, and theatre, and romance.
Extract from : « The Minister's Wooing » by Harriet Beecher Stowe

I have, in these verses, attempted some faint sketches of your portrait in the unembellished simple manner of descriptive truth.
Extract from : « The Complete Works of Robert Burns: Containing his Poems, Songs, and Correspondence. » by Robert Burns and Allan Cunningham

He will find none such in these pages; he will find only a naked and unembellished story.
Extract from : « My Reminiscences of the Anglo-Boer War » by Ben Viljoen.

"Asked me to marry him," Olwen replied, tranquil in the assurance that this unembellished truth would never be believed.
Extract from : « The Disturbing Charm » by Berta Ruck

I have in these verses attempted some faint sketch of your portrait in the unembellished simple manner of descriptive truth.
Extract from : « The Letters of Robert Burns » by Robert Burns

Antonyms for unembellished

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