adj · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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UK:/ʌˌnəˈdɔːnd/
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US:/əˌnʌˈdɔːɹnd/
CMU ARPABET:AH2 N AH0 D AO1 R N D
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Having no additional decoration or embellishment; plain and simple
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: austere, unembellished
Antonyms: none provided
2
verb
Meaning 2
simple past and past participle of unadorn
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adjective
Meaning 3
not decorated with something to increase its beauty or distinction
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: undecorated
Antonyms: adorned
History
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 adorned English unadorned From un- + adorned.
Across languages
Translations
26 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
неукрасен
(neukrasen)
— Having no additional decoration
Dutch:
kaal
— Having no additional decoration
Esperanto:
senornama
— Having no additional decoration
Finnish:
koristelematon
— Having no additional decoration
French:
dépouillé
— Having no additional decoration
French:
sobre
— Having no additional decoration
French:
sans fioritures
— Having no additional decoration
French:
sans ornements
— Having no additional decoration
French:
simple
— Having no additional decoration
German:
schmucklos
— Having no additional decoration
German:
schlicht
— Having no additional decoration
Greek:
αδιακόσμητος
(adiakósmitos)
— Having no additional decoration
Ancient Greek:
ἄκομψος
(ákompsos)
— Having no additional decoration
Hungarian:
dísztelen
— Having no additional decoration
Hungarian:
díszítetlen
— Having no additional decoration
Irish:
lom
— Having no additional decoration
Māori:
kōkau
— Having no additional decoration
Māori:
tōkau
— Having no additional decoration
Māori:
tōtōkau
— Having no additional decoration
Portuguese:
desadornado
— Having no additional decoration
Portuguese:
sem adorno
— Having no additional decoration
Scottish Gaelic:
sìmplidh
— Having no additional decoration
Tagalog:
lisding
— Having no additional decoration
Turkish:
gösterişsiz
— Having no additional decoration
