Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unembellished

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.33 in modern English

Syllables
un-em-bel-lished
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Plain, unadorned, or simple.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English embellished English unembellished From un- + embellished.

Inflected Forms

more unembellished (comparative) most unembellished (superlative)

Synonyms

austere bare modest undecorated unadorned chaste inornate plain quiet severe simple spartan

Antonyms

adorned decorate complicated bedizened blatant blingish brash campy catchpenny chichi chintzy corny

Questions

What does unembellished mean?
Plain, unadorned, or simple.
Where does unembellished come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English embellished English unembellished From un- + embellished.

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