undesigning en · ADJ
Etymology
From un- + designing.
Meanings
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(archaic) Having no artful, ulterior, or fraudulent purpose; sincere; artless; ingenuous.
Cecilia, […] finding him gay and easy, general in his conversation, and undesigning in his looks, soon recovered from her embarrassment, and passed the rest of the day without restraint or uneasiness.
1782, Frances Burney, chapter 9, in Cecilia, volume 2, pages 118–119:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more undesigning | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most undesigning | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
undesigningly · undesigningness
Synonyms
dewy-eyed · lubish · callow · childlike · pukka · artless · unpretentious · wide-eyed · simple · sterling · untested · legit · starry-eyed · virgin · unfaked · veritable · undesigning · quaint · actual · innocent · simple-minded · immature · unworldly · jejune · green · unaffected · cute · authentic · simple-hearted · true · undissembled · born yesterday · bona fide · unadulterated · unfeigned · fleeceable · guileless · Panglossic · uncounterfeited · non-fake · real · wet behind the ears · clueless · foppotee · verdant · Panglossian · credulous · ingenuous · unsophisticated · legitimate · genuine