Meanings
comparative more undisguised · superlative most undisguised
- Not disguised, plainly visible.
1885, Edward Dutton Cook, Anderson, John Henry, article in Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900, Volume 1: Abbadie - Anne, The bal masqué was ‘a scene of undisguised indecency, drunkenness, and vice.’
2 more examples
The Major-General has already been made aware of the fact, that a large number of ill-disposed persons have, for some days, been openly organizing, drilling, and equipping themselves, with the undisguised object of attacking her Majesty's troops, and, if possible, subverting the Government.
1854, John Wellesley Thomas, Capt. J. W. Thomas report to Headquarters following Eureka rebellion1890s, Xenophon, Henry Graham Dakyns (translator), Hellenica, Book 4, Chapter 5, So when they perceived the approach of Agesilaus, the Argives and their friends left the offerings as they lay, including the preparations for the breakfast, and retired with undisguised alarm into the city by the Cenchrean road.
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Germanic*un-
- Proto-West Germanic*un-
- Old Englishun-
- Middle Englishun-
- Englishun-
- Englishdisguised
- Englishundisguised
Translations
Bulgarian явен, неприкрит
- явен (javen)not disguised
- неприкрит (neprikrit)not disguised
Greek αμασκάρευτος
- αμασκάρευτος (amaskáreftos)not disguised
Cite this entry
undisguised. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/undisguised
“undisguised.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/undisguised. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “undisguised,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/undisguised.
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