unreserved

American  

[uhn-ri-zurvd] / ˌʌn rɪˈzɜrvd /

adjective

1. not restricted; without reservation; full; entire; unqualified.

   unreserved approval.

   Synonyms:

   unlimited, complete

2. free from reserve; frank; open.

   unreserved behavior.

   Synonyms:

   sincere, guileless, artless, candid, ingenuous

3. not kept or set apart for a particular use or person.

   unreserved seats.

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unreserved British  

/ ˌʌnrɪˈzɜːvɪdlɪ, ˌʌnrɪˈzɜːvd /

adjective

1. without reserve; having an open manner

2. without reservation

3. not booked or bookable

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Other Word Forms

• unreservedness
  noun
• unreservedly
  adverb

Etymology

Origin of unreserved

First recorded in 1530–40; un- ¹ + reserved

Example Sentences

"Unreserved" apology He later deleted the tweet and issued an "unreserved" apology for his outburst.

From Children's BBC • Oct. 5, 2012

Unreserved witnesses stirred by his false accomplishment took precautions never to be so gullible again.

From Time Magazine Archive

Unreserved devotion to His cause with patience, perseverance, humility, and sweetness, are weapons that no man or woman or thing can withstand.

From Life of Father Hecker by Elliott, Walter

Unreserved confidence is not only the nourishment that imparts life to friendship, but without it love also pines away and dies.

From Louisa of Prussia and Her Times by Mühlbach, L. (Luise)

Strongly the stranger Wooed with his foreign Manners, his Latin Fervor and graces; Beat down her gentle, Unreserved strangeness; Made himself consort Of a young queen, all Loveliness, ardor, And generous devotion.

From Later Poems by Carman, Bliss