Undissembled

Part of speech: adjective

Pronunciation: /ˌʌndɪˈsɛmbl̩d/

Definitions

1. Not concealed or hidden; expressed openly and genuinely without pretense or artifice
2. Presented openly without any attempt to hide true feelings or intentions
3. Clearly expressed without deception or any form of disguise

Etymology: "Undissembled" is a straightforward compound: the prefix "un-", meaning "not", attached to "dissembled", an adjective meaning "concealed, disguised" or, in its more pointed sense, "feigned" or "dissimulated." Put together, the word describes something that has not been disguised or faked. The useful piece to understand is "dissembled." It comes from "dissemble," which carries the sense of pretending, hiding one's true feelings or intentions behind a false front. So the negative form does more than say "open": it implies that the speaker or act has stripped away a pretense that could have been there. That is why the word tends to appear in descriptions of honest emotion, such as a love or grief that is shown without any display for effect.

Synonyms: genuine, sincere, honest

Antonyms: deceitful, insincere, disguised