What is the Latin word for unadorned?

The usual Latin words for “unadorned” are inōrnātus, incōmptus, simplex; also coma, verbum, caput. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“unadorned” in Latin

inōrnātusunadorned, undecorated; uncelebrated incōmptusunadorned; inelegant, artless, rude; unkempt, untidy, messy simplexsingle; simple, plain, uncompounded; pure, unmixed comaThe hair of the head.; foliage, ears, blades, stalks of trees, grass (as though resembling hair)verbumword; proverb, saying; verb caputthe head (of humans and animals); head; top; summit; point; end; extremity (beginning or end); origin; source; spring; h crīnishair of the head, lock of hair, plume; tail of a comet

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

unadorned

inornatus (general term, as well with reference to dress as to oratorical embellishment; mulier, comae; orator, verba): incomptus (not arranged, undressed; e.g., caput; then without oratorical embellishment; e.g., speech): simplex (natural, plain; e.g., crinis): ☞ purus, of speech, stands in Cic. usually for “free from foreign words and idioms;” Vid: Ernesti., Lex. Techn. Lat. Rhet., p. 315.

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for unadorned?: The usual Latin words for “unadorned” are inōrnātus, incōmptus, simplex; also coma, verbum, caput. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.