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unreserve

American  
[uhn-ri-zurv] / ˌʌn rɪˈzɜrv /

noun

  1. absence of reserve; frankness; candor.


Etymology

Origin of unreserve

First recorded in 1745–55; un- 1 + reserve

Example Sentences

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His candour and unreserve she admired; his misfortunes she commiserated; and, with much that he said she could not fail to be both interested and flattered.

From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume VI by Leighton, Alexander

He was a very frank person, who spoke with complete unreserve.

From Timar's Two Worlds by Jókai, Mór

She had welcomed Ralph with the unreserve of the days of their childhood.

From The Vision of Elijah Berl by Nason, Frank Lewis

One day she told Mother Gertrude, with the complete luxury of unreserve always characteristic of her reckless attachments, the story of her brief engagement to Noel Cardew.

From Consequences by Delafield, E. M.

"I ask no forced confession, Lola," said he, proudly, and rising at the same time from his seat "In all the unreserve of our old affection, I told you my secret; yours is with yourself."

From The Daltons, Volume II (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life by Lever, Charles James