unselfconscious

[uhn-self-kon-shuhs]

adjective

1. not self-conscious; without affectation or pretense.

   an unselfconscious manner.

unselfconscious

/ ˌʌnsɛlfˈkɒnʃəs /

adjective

1. not unduly aware of oneself as the object of attention of others

Other Word Forms

• unselfconsciously adverb
• unselfconsciousness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of unselfconscious¹

First recorded in 1830–40; un- ¹ + self-conscious

Example Sentences

Before an injury took her out of the season, Tiler Peck, partnered by the scrupulous Tyler Angle, displayed a sweeping, unselfconscious musicality seemingly driven from deep within.

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Though Nan is not in the market for a husband, she will, on the strength of her unselfconscious exuberance, ready wit and obvious goodness attract the interest of not one but two hunky aristocrats.

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“It feels like an unselfconscious snarling together of all the phases and styles and preoccupations of his career,” Aster said, “while also being among the most personal things he’s ever written.”

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Thanks to Castano’s sharp, unselfconscious acting, we want to lean in to see what makes him tick.

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They were dressed with unselfconscious flair: There were fringed jackets and fedoras, Western shirts and bow ties, rainbow bandannas and braided beards.

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