Antonyms for unembellished
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : em-bel-ish |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɛmˈbɛl ɪʃ |
Definition 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
- 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
Synonyms for unembellished
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