ungilt
Lacking gold coating
Ungilt describes something not covered with gold or gold leaf.
The word appears in descriptions of decorative objects, furniture, or frames where gilding might be expected but is absent: The ungilt wooden frame gave the mirror a simpler, more rustic appearance.
Rare outside antiques and art history contexts.
Without metal covering
- uncoatedWithout protective layer
- bareLacking any covering
- plainBasic and unremarkable
- matteNon-reflective surface finish
dull · unpolished · unfinished · raw · natural · untreated · base · exposed
Rigorously simple, unadorned
- starkSevere and unadorned
- severeExtremely harsh or strict
- asceticOne who renounces indulgence
- sternStrict or ship's aft
rigorous · restrained · disciplined · uncompromising · puritanical · monastic · abstemious · sober
Free of complexity
- unadornedLacking decoration or ornament
- undecoratedWithout added ornament
- unornamentedWithout decorative additions
- modestLacking in pretension
unpretentious · understated · minimalist · unfussy · uncluttered · clean · neat · homely
unplated
Without metal covering
matte · dull · unpolished · unfinished · raw · natural · untreated · base · exposed · stripped
spartan
Rigorously simple, unadorned
stern · rigorous · restrained · disciplined · uncompromising · puritanical · monastic · abstemious · sober · frugal
simple
Free of complexity
- unadornedLacking decoration or ornament
- undecoratedWithout added ornament
- unornamentedWithout decorative additions
modest · unpretentious · understated · minimalist · unfussy · uncluttered · clean · neat · homely · utilitarian
ungiltgilt
Covered with gold
gilded · gold-plated · aureate · golden · burnished gold