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undisguised

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dis⋅guise

  [dis-gahyz, di-skahyz] verb, -guised, -guis⋅ing, noun
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–verb (used with object)
1. to change the appearance or guise of so as to conceal identity or mislead, as by means of deceptive garb: The king was disguised as a peasant.
2. to conceal or cover up the truth or actual character of by a counterfeit form or appearance; misrepresent: to disguise one's intentions.
–noun
3. that which disguises; something that serves or is intended for concealment of identity, character, or quality; a deceptive covering, condition, manner, etc.: Noble words can be the disguise of base intentions.
4. the makeup, mask, costume, or overall changed appearance of an entertainer: a clown's disguise.
5. the act of disguising: to speak without disguise.
6. the state of being disguised; masquerade: The gods appeared in disguise.
Origin:
1275–1325; ME disg(u)isen < AF, OF de(s)guiser, equiv. to des- dis- 1 + -guiser, deriv. of guise guise

Related forms:
dis⋅guis⋅a⋅ble, adjective
dis⋅guis⋅ed⋅ly, adverb
dis⋅guis⋅ed⋅ness, noun
dis⋅guis⋅er, noun
dis⋅guise⋅ment, noun

Synonyms:
2. cloak, mask, hide, dissemble.
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Word Origin & History

disguise 
c.1325, from O.Fr. desguisier, from des- "away, off" + guise "style, appearance." Originally primarily "to put out of one's usual manner" (of dress, etc.); noun meaning "a garb assumed in order to deceive" is first recorded 14c. Original sense preserved in phrase disguised with liquor (1562).
"It is most absurdly said, in popular language, of any man, that he is disguised in liquor; for, on the contrary, most men are disguised by sobriety." [Thomas de Quincy, "Confessions of an English Opium-Eater," 1856]

undisguised 
c.1500, in ref. to things, from un- (1) "not" + pp. of disguise. Of persons, attested from 1671.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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