unrestraint

[ uhn-ri-streynt ]

noun

1. absence of or freedom from restraint.

Word History and Origins

Origin of unrestraint¹

First recorded in 1795–1805; un- ¹ + restraint

Example Sentences

He was more impressed by Marshall's gayety and unrestraint at the Quoit Club than by anything else he noted.

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I was anxious to appear at ease, but the more I tried to assume an air of unrestraint, the more awkward I felt myself becoming.

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Such towns as Dodge and Ogallalla offered extraordinary phenomena of unrestraint.

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Miss Nelson also made preparations for the after effects of this day of unrestraint.

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And then began a day of merriment, of unrestraint, such as the backwoods alone knows.

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