unvarnished

English

Alternative forms

unvarnisht (obsolete)

Etymology

un- +‎ varnished

Adjective

unvarnished (not comparable)

Not having been coated with varnish (or a similar surface treatment).
(figuratively, by extension) Natural, unmodified, unembellished, not exaggerated.
She told the unvarnished truth.

Translations

not having been coated with varnish

German: unbehandelt (de)
Manx: gyn follid

natural, unmodified, unembellished, not exaggerated

German: ungeschminkt (de) (truth)
Manx: lhome
Swedish: osminkad (sv)

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