undissembled
Syllables: un·dis·sem·bl·ed/ˌʌndɪˈsɛmbl̩d/US/ˌʌndəˈsɛmb(ə)ld/
undissembled adjective: not concealed or disguised; evident, obvious.
Adjective
undissembled (comparative more undissembled, superlative most undissembled)
- Not concealed or disguised; evident, obvious.
- She [Delilah] purpos'd to betray me, and (vvhich vvas vvorſe / Then undiſſembl'd hate) vvith vvhat contempt / She ſought to make me Traytor to my ſelf; […]1671, John Milton, “Samson Agonistes, […].”, in Paradise Regain’d. A Poem. In IV Books. To which is Added, Samson Agonistes, London: […] J[ohn] M[acock] for John Starkey […], →OCLC, page 30, lines...
- Emilia, vvarmed by ſo many concurring incentives, in favour of the man ſhe loved, abated conſiderably of her vvonted reſerve, liſtened to his proteſtations vvith undiſſembled pleaſure, and in the confidence of her ſatisfaction, even ovvned him abſolute maſter of her affections.1751, [Tobias] Smollett, “He Prevails upon Emilia to Accompany Him to a Masquerade, Makes a Treacherous Attempt upon Her Affection, and Meets with a Deserved Repulse”, in The Adventures of Peregrine...
- Synonyms:
- apparent, arrant, undoubted, glaring, bait, blatant, clear, clear as a bell, clear as day, clear cut
- Antonyms:
- adiaphanous, nontransparent, opacous, opacular, opaque, thick
- Not dissimulated or feigned; genuine, unfaked.
- There is a Reall undiſſembled Faith, vvhich yet is not juſtifying or ſaving. VVho can deny that?1651, Richard Baxter, chapter XXIX, in Plain Scripture Proof of Infants Church-membership and Baptism: […], London: […] Robert White; and are to be sold by Thomas Underhil, […], and Francis Tyton...
- I ſavv the reſpectful Dovvncaſt of his Eye, vvhen you catcht him gazing at you during the Muſick: He, I vvarrant, vvas ſurpriz'd, as if he had been taken ſtealing your VVatch. O! the undiſſembled Guilty Look!1722, Richard Steele, The Conscious Lovers. A Comedy. […], London: […] J[acob] Tonson […], published 1723, →OCLC, Act II, scene i, page 37
- Antonyms:
- artificial, bad, bogus, bollocks, concocted, counterfeit, ersatz, fabricated, false, falsified
Examples of undissembled in a sentence
- He paid me the moſt high-flovvn compliments, and frequently and forcibly ſeized my hand, though I repeatedly, and vvith undiſſembled anger, drevv it back.1778, [Frances Burney], “Letter VII. Evelina to the Rev. Mr. Villars.”, in Evelina, or, A Young Lady’s Entrance into the World, volume III...
- Dimmesdale a real existence on this earth, was the anguish in his inmost soul, and the undissembled expression of it in his aspect.1850, Nathaniel Hawthorne, “The Interior of a Heart”, in The Scarlet Letter, a Romance, Boston, Mass.: Ticknor, Reed, and Fields, →OCLC...
- I write to-night, lest my stay in Cornwall might make my delay appear tedious to the dear and deserving object of my most undissembled love.1794 September 2 (date written), Andrew Fuller, compiler, quoting Samuel Pearce, “His Parentage, Conversion, Call to the Ministry, and...
Synonyms of undissembled
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- conspicuous
- crystal clear
- cut and dried
- decided
- evident
- intuitive
- manifest
- noticeable
- obvious
- open-and-shut
- ostensible
- palpable
- patent
- plain
- plain as a haystack
- plain as a pikestaff
- plain as day
- plain as Dunstable highway
- plain as porridge
- plain as print
- plain as Salisbury
- plain as the nose on one's face
- prima facie
- res ipsa loquitur
- splendent
- straightforward
- actual
- authentic
- bona fide
- genuine
Antonyms
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Forms of undissembled
| comparative | more undissembled |
|---|---|
| superlative | most undissembled |
Origin of undissembled
From un- (prefix meaning ‘not’) + dissembled (“concealed, disguised; dissimulated, feigned”, adjective).
Words formed from undissembled
- undissembledness
Questions about undissembled
- What does undissembled mean?
- Undissembled means not concealed or disguised; evident, obvious.
- How do you use undissembled in a sentence?
- He paid me the moſt high-flovvn compliments, and frequently and forcibly ſeized my hand, though I repeatedly, and vvith undiſſembled anger, drevv it back.
- What part of speech is undissembled?
- Undissembled is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce undissembled?
- Undissembled is pronounced /ˌʌndɪˈsɛmbl̩d/ (UK).
Words near undissembled in the dictionary
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