sans gêne

American  

[sahn zhen] / sɑ̃ ˈʒɛn /

adjective

French.

1. without constraint or embarrassment; free and easy.

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sans gêne

One expects to find in all Colonies a sense of equality and an element of sans gêne in social intercourse.

From Impressions of South Africa by Bryce, James Bryce, Viscount

I started for Esbly in my usual sans gêne manner, and was disgusted with myself on arriving to discover that I had left all my papers at home.

From On the Edge of the War Zone From the Battle of the Marne to the Entrance of the Stars and Stripes by Aldrich, Mildred

We heard the noise and the greetings and all peeped out to see, and the Senator, sans gêne, brought them down the passage to say how do you do.

From Elizabeth Visits America by Glyn, Elinor

And it is always a "party"—everyone is conscious they are there, and they either assume bad manners or good ones, but nobody is sans gêne.

From Elizabeth Visits America by Glyn, Elinor

We found often learning and often culture, but more vulgarity than we did refinement, more splendor than delicacy of habit, more blatant ignorance than culture, more sans gêne than dignity of manners and character.

From Lippincott's Magazine, November 1885 by Various