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unconstraint

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[uhn-kuhn-straynt] / ˌʌn kənˈstreɪnt /

noun

  1. lack of constraint.

    Their home has a feeling of unconstraint and warm hospitableness.


Etymology

Origin of unconstraint

First recorded in 1705–15; un- 1 + constraint


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In the perfect unconstraint you have enjoyed abroad, the maternal rein has grown slack indeed.

From Fickle Fortune by Elisabeth Burstenbinder (AKA E. Werner)

The nursery had to be installed in this insalubrious spot on account of the sylvan and capricious nurses, accustomed to the unconstraint of the stable.

From The Nabob by W. Blaydes

It is calculated to inspire unconstraint and confidence into every breast.

From Four Early Pamphlets by William Godwin

One minute you feel as if you may address her with perfect unconstraint, and the next you find yourself scared back to the most respectful distance.

From Fickle Fortune by Elisabeth Burstenbinder (AKA E. Werner)

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 Mark Twain

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