Undesigning
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Undesigning is an adjective meaning (now rare) Having no artful, ulterior, or fraudulent purpose; sincere; artless; ingenuous.
Meaning
(now rare) Having no artful, ulterior, or fraudulent purpose; sincere; artless; ingenuous.
Example Sentences
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.
Synonyms for undesigning
Depending on context, synonyms include artless, callow, childlike, verdant, clueless, credulous.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include unintentional, coincidences, unstudied, unartful, artless, innocent.
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