English → Latin
“unvarnished” in Latin
sincērusclean, pure, sound; uninjured, whole; real, naturalsimplexsingle; simple, plain, uncompounded; pure, unmixednūdusunclothed, nude, naked; stripped, deprived, destitute; defenceless, helpless, unarmedvereorto have respect for, revere, stand in awe; to be afraid, fear; dread
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
unvarnished
ImPROP., sincerus (opposed to fucatus): simplex (opposed to simulatus). (The words are found in this connection and order.) simplex et sincerus: nudus (naked, plain; e.g., veritas): non fucatus: fuco non illitus (PROP. and IMPROP.). To tell an unvarnished tale, vera simpliciter dicere: vera libere profited (☞ not nudam veritatem dicere).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for unvarnished?
- The usual Latin words for “unvarnished” are sincērus, simplex, nūdus; also vereor. 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.