unornamentaladj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnɔːnəˈmɛntl/, U.S.

/ˌənˌɔrnəˈmɛn(t)l/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, ornamental adj.

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + ornamental adj.

Not ornamental; not serving as an ornament or decoration; unadorned, plain.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > [adjective] > ornamented or decorated > ornamental or decorative > not

unornamental1684

undecorative1881

1684 B. D. Essexian Triumviri Ep. Ded. sig. A2 An Epistolar Address prefixt to any Treatise, is so Modish, that a Discourse looks somewhat unornamental without it.

1704 I. Newton Report c16 Feb. in Corr. (1967) IV. 413 The mark is obscure..&..It is also unornamental, appearing upon the Paper like a patch.

1747 G. West Resurrect. 355 The simple, unaffected, unornamental and unostentatious Manner, in which they deliver Truths so important.

1829 W. Cobbett Eng. Gardener v. §198 Borage..is by no means unornamental in a flower-garden.

1834 Gentleman's Mag. 104 i. 34 Two small arches of massy and unornamental stone-work.

1888 F. A. Lees Flora W. Yorks. 164 Being an unornamental species, it attracts neither interest nor attention.

1903 P. W. Joyce Social Hist. Anc. Ireland II. xxvii. 385 These [gold rings],..from their simple, unornamental construction, have all the appearance of having been used mainly as currency.

1981 K. Vonnegut Palm Sunday (1982) 79 Indiana, where common speech..employs a vocabulary as unornamental as a monkey wrench.

2000 Korea Herald (Nexis) 14 Apr. The only thing out of place is the distinctly unornamental soft drink dispenser.

Derivatives

unornaˈmentally adv.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > [adverb] > ornamentally or ornately > not

unornamentally1843

1843 Brother Jonathan 4 Feb. 134/2 Authors, moreover, who..seldom see women with other people's eyes, are as a class, very unornamentally wived.

1889 Times 27 Dec. 11 These cans..are used ingeniously, if unornamentally, as building materials in the repair of roofs.

1994 Times 19 Jan. 14/1 How do you stop the things you edge-planted to make the pond ornamental spreading unornamentally into the pond?

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	unornamental
释义	unornamentaladj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnɔːnəˈmɛntl/, U.S. /ˌənˌɔrnəˈmɛn(t)l/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, ornamental adj. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + ornamental adj. Not ornamental; not serving as an ornament or decoration; unadorned, plain. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > [adjective] > ornamented or decorated > ornamental or decorative > not unornamental1684 undecorative1881 1684 B. D. Essexian Triumviri Ep. Ded. sig. A2 An Epistolar Address prefixt to any Treatise, is so Modish, that a Discourse looks somewhat unornamental without it. 1704 I. Newton Report c16 Feb. in Corr. (1967) IV. 413 The mark is obscure..&..It is also unornamental, appearing upon the Paper like a patch. 1747 G. West Resurrect. 355 The simple, unaffected, unornamental and unostentatious Manner, in which they deliver Truths so important. 1829 W. Cobbett Eng. Gardener v. §198 Borage..is by no means unornamental in a flower-garden. 1834 Gentleman's Mag. 104 i. 34 Two small arches of massy and unornamental stone-work. 1888 F. A. Lees Flora W. Yorks. 164 Being an unornamental species, it attracts neither interest nor attention. 1903 P. W. Joyce Social Hist. Anc. Ireland II. xxvii. 385 These [gold rings],..from their simple, unornamental construction, have all the appearance of having been used mainly as currency. 1981 K. Vonnegut Palm Sunday (1982) 79 Indiana, where common speech..employs a vocabulary as unornamental as a monkey wrench. 2000 Korea Herald (Nexis) 14 Apr. The only thing out of place is the distinctly unornamental soft drink dispenser. Derivatives unornaˈmentally adv. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > [adverb] > ornamentally or ornately > not unornamentally1843 1843 Brother Jonathan 4 Feb. 134/2 Authors, moreover, who..seldom see women with other people's eyes, are as a class, very unornamentally wived. 1889 Times 27 Dec. 11 These cans..are used ingeniously, if unornamentally, as building materials in the repair of roofs. 1994 Times 19 Jan. 14/1 How do you stop the things you edge-planted to make the pond ornamental spreading unornamentally into the pond? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1684
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