nonadornment

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noun

Absence of adornment.

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Meanings

nounnonadornment (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAbsence of adornment.

    Millet is a cheap grain, signifying plainness and nonadornment, the simplicity of experience in itself, without pretense and artificial rationalization.

    2001, Thomas F. Cleary, Classics of Buddhism and Zen, page 545

Origin

From non- + adornment.

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APA

nonadornment. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonadornment

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“nonadornment.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonadornment. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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