unreserved

American  

[uhn-ri-zurvd] / ˌʌn rɪˈzɜrvd /

adjective

1. not restricted; without reservation; full; entire; unqualified.

   unreserved approval.

   Synonyms:

   unlimited, complete

2. free from reserve; frank; open.

   unreserved behavior.

   Synonyms:

   sincere, guileless, artless, candid, ingenuous

3. not kept or set apart for a particular use or person.

   unreserved seats.

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unreserved British  

/ ˌʌnrɪˈzɜːvɪdlɪ, ˌʌnrɪˈzɜːvd /

adjective

1. without reserve; having an open manner

2. without reservation

3. not booked or bookable

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Other Word Forms

• unreservedness
  noun
• unreservedly
  adverb

Etymology

Origin of unreserved

First recorded in 1530–40; un- ¹ + reserved

Example Sentences

"Unreserved" apology He later deleted the tweet and issued an "unreserved" apology for his outburst.

From Children's BBC • Oct. 5, 2012

Unreserved witnesses stirred by his false accomplishment took precautions never to be so gullible again.

From Time Magazine Archive

Strongly the stranger Wooed with his foreign Manners, his Latin Fervor and graces; Beat down her gentle, Unreserved strangeness; Made himself consort Of a young queen, all Loveliness, ardor, And generous devotion.

From Later Poems by Carman, Bliss

Unreserved confidence in an Ambassador of our great and good ally was just, as well as natural; and I am exceedingly happy to find that personal considerations, instead of forbidding, prompt it.

From The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution Volume 7. by Various

Unreserved and simple by nature, I must have appeared frigid and sophisticated.

From The Magic Skin by Marriage, Ellen