adj.
Pronunciation: - ' vär-nisht
Function: adjective
Date: 1605
1 a : not adorned or glossed : PLAIN , STRAIGHTFORWARD <told the unvarnished truth> b : ARTLESS , FRANK <the unvarnished candor of old people and children ― Janet Flanner>
2 : not coated with or as if with varnish : CRUDE , UNFINISHED