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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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Words From

  • unself·conscious·ly adverb
  • unself·conscious·ness noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of unselfconscious1

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

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.

“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.”

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

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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