/un vahr"nisht/ , adj.
1. plain; clear; straightforward; without vagueness or subterfuge; frank: the unvarnished truth.
2. unfinished, as floors or furniture; not coated with or as if with varnish.
[ 1595-1605; UN- 1 + VARNISH + -ED 3 , -ED 2 ]
Syn. 1. bare, naked, candid, direct.