sans gêne

American  

[sahn zhen] / sɑ̃ ˈʒɛn /

adjective

French.

1. without constraint or embarrassment; free and easy.

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Example Sentences

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

You must know, Monsieur Hastings, that we are all un peu sans gêne here in the Latin Quarter.

From The King in Yellow by Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William)

Numbers were presented to us, and in no court in Europe could one find more courtly ease of manner or sans gêne.

From Elizabeth Visits America by Glyn, Elinor

She doesn't understand the modern life, so sans gêne and agitated, and it is funny to hear her say when talking of people she doesn't quite approve of, "Ils ne sont pas de notre monde."

From Chateau and Country Life in France by Waddington, Mary Alsop King

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