sans gêne
Americanadjective
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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 Elinor Glyn
August 6, 1915 Well, the sans gêne days seem to be passed.
From On the Edge of the War Zone From the Battle of the Marne to the Entrance of the Stars and Stripes by Mildred Aldrich
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 Elinor Glyn
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
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 Mildred Aldrich
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