unselfconscious
[ uhn-self-kon-shuh s ]
/ ˌʌn sɛlfˈkɒn ʃəs /
adjective
not self-conscious; without affectation or pretense: an unselfconscious manner.
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First recorded in 1830–40; un-1 + self-conscious
OTHER WORDS FROM unselfconscious
un·self·con·scious·ly, adverbun·self·con·scious·ness, nounWords nearby unselfconscious
unseeing, unseelie, unseemly, unseen, unsegregated, unselfconscious, unselfish, unsell, unsentimental, unser, unset
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unselfconscious
/ (ˌʌnsɛlfˈkɒnʃəs) /
adjective
not unduly aware of oneself as the object of attention of others
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