unplumed
Lacking decorative feathers
Unplumed means lacking plumes or feathers: an unplumed bird looks vulnerable and strange.
The word appears most often in literary or poetic contexts, describing birds that have lost their feathers or never developed them.
Figuratively, it can suggest being stripped of ornament or distinction: unplumed of his former glory.
Lacking avian covering
- bareLacking any covering
- nakedWearing no garments
- unfledgedWithout developed feathers
- downyHaving soft, fine texture
molting · plucked · stripped · bald · unfeathered · juvenile · nestling · defeathered
Lacking decoration or ornament
- plainBasic and unremarkable
- undecoratedWithout added ornament
- unornamentedWithout decorative additions
- simpleFree of complexity
austere · unembellished · hatless · uncrested · helmet · headdress · bonnet · millinery
Not publicly praised
- uncelebratedNot publicly honored
- unhonoredNot given due respect
- unrecognizedNot identified or acknowledged
- obscureUnknown to most
unknown · unsung · modest · humble · anonymous · overlooked · unrewarded · undecorated
featherless
Lacking avian covering
downy · molting · plucked · stripped · bald · unfeathered · juvenile · nestling · defeathered · unadorned
unadorned
Lacking decoration or ornament
- plainBasic and unremarkable
- undecoratedWithout added ornament
- unornamentedWithout decorative additions
simple · austere · unembellished · hatless · uncrested · helmet · headdress · bonnet · millinery · plumeless
unacclaimed
Not publicly praised
- uncelebratedNot publicly honored
- unhonoredNot given due respect
- unrecognizedNot identified or acknowledged
obscure · unknown · unsung · modest · humble · anonymous · overlooked · unrewarded · undecorated · undistinguished