sans gêne

American  

[sahn zhen] / sɑ̃ ˈʒɛn /

adjective

French.

1. without constraint or embarrassment; free and easy.

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Example Sentences

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sans gêne

Anne's frankness and sans gêne were so pleasing.

From Beyond The Rocks A Love Story by Glyn, Elinor

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)

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

There was an insouciance about him, a débonnair sans gêne which increased the charm of his good looks; he had everything of attraction about him which John Ardayre lacked.

From The Price of Things 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