nonadornment

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English

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Etymology

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From non- +‎ adornment.

Noun

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nonadornment (uncountable)

  1. Absence of adornment.
    • 2001, Thomas F. Cleary, Classics of Buddhism and Zen, page 545:
      Millet is a cheap grain, signifying plainness and nonadornment, the simplicity of experience in itself, without pretense and artificial rationalization.