unadorned
adjective
un·adorned
ˌən-ə-ˈdȯrnd 
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The room is unadorned and very plain.
the completely unadorned clothing favored by members of that religious sect
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Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
What if investment jewelry could be just that; a wearable investment in unadorned precious metals, ready to be cashed in as needed?
—Kate Matthams, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
The film opens with a short, satirical cartoon about Soviet bureaucrats forcefully replacing idiosyncratic historic buildings with nearly identical, unadorned apartment blocks.
—Valeriya Safronova, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
Many Brutalist buildings make extensive use of concrete, which are utilized in large, unadorned, and spare structures.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 14 Jan. 2025
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“Unadorned.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unadorned. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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unadorned
adjective
un·adorned
ˌən-ə-ˈdȯ(ə)rnd
: not adorned : lacking decoration : simple
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