unvarnished
adjective
unvarnished is spelled U-N-V-A-R-N-I-S-H-E-D: 11 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 72,332nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, unvarnished means “Not having been coated with varnish” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in unvarnished?
| Letters | 11: U-N-V-A-R-N-I-S-H-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 72,332nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is unvarnished?
Unvarnished appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 72,332nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce unvarnished?
Unvarnished has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does unvarnished mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Not having been coated with varnish.
unvarnished furniture
- 2
Natural, unmodified, unembellished, not exaggerated.
She told the unvarnished truth.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Unvarnished in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | unbehandelt , ungeschminkt |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does unvarnished come from?
From un- + varnished.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).