unconstraint
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of unconstraint
First recorded in 1705–15; un- 1 + constraint
Example Sentences
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Her manner, at once ingenuous and reserved, and a certain blending of unconstraint with modest pride, made her shine even among the women who were the most admired and the most skilled in attracting attention.
From Mauprat by Young, Stanley
Nothing gives such an air of grace and elegance and unconstraint to a German or an English conversation as to scatter it full of "Also's" or "You knows."
From A Tramp Abroad — Volume 07 by Twain, Mark
She reassured and welcomed me with a natural smile, and pursued her occupation with quiet cheerfulness and unconstraint.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 329, March, 1843 by Various
This course seemed to be demanded by the spirit to which he had dedicated himself,—the spirit of absolute unconstraint.
From Whitman A Study by Burroughs, John
Princely unconstraint has the privilege of experiment, and what is frailty in a plebeian is only frolic in a duchess.
From The Man Who Laughs by Hugo, Victor
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