unselfconscious

[ uhn-self-kon-shuh s ]

/ ˌʌn sɛlfˈkɒn ʃəs /

adjective

not self-conscious; without affectation or pretense: an unselfconscious manner.

RELATED WORDS

Nearby words

unseeing, unseelie, unseemly, unseen, unsegregated, unselfconscious, unselfish, unsell, unsentimental, unser, unset

Origin of unselfconscious

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

Related forms

un·self·con·scious·ly, adverbun·self·con·scious·ness, noun

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Examples from the Web for unselfconscious

Audience members could ask earnest, unselfconscious questions like whether e-books were real books without blushing.
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Reading Jim Harrison can help you be a better animal, balancing the examined life with unselfconscious enthusiasm for living.
Jim Harrison Can Make You a Better Animal|John Avlon|September 23, 2010|DAILY BEAST
She noticed his carelessness, the unselfconscious way in which he smiled at the clerk and paused to buy some cigars.
Gargoyles|Ben Hecht
But even Spain could not make me unselfconscious enough to support that test.
Poor Folk in Spain|Jan Gordon

When these unselfconscious fellows are startled into selfconsciousness, I fancy they take it hard.
My Friend Prospero|Henry Harland
She was almost as unselfconscious as he, but had her nation's shrinking from any public expression of emotion.
The Nest Builder|Beatrice Forbes-Robertson Hale
Being in all respects natural and unselfconscious, it is not to be wondered at that Miranda was inconsistent.
The Heart of the Ancient Wood|Charles G. D. Roberts

British Dictionary definitions for unselfconscious

unselfconscious

/ (ˌʌnsɛlfˈkɒnʃəs) /

adjective

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

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