unselfconscious

American

[uhn-self-kon-shuhs] / ˌʌn sɛlfˈkɒn ʃəs /

adjective

not self-conscious; without affectation or pretense.

an unselfconscious manner.

unselfconscious British

/ ˌʌnsɛlfˈkɒnʃəs /

adjective

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

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Etymology

Origin of unselfconscious

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

Example Sentences

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There we are: Miranda and I grinning, unselfconscious and unaware of a future in which we will no longer grin together.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

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.

From New York Times • Mar. 8, 2024

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.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 7, 2023

"He didn't care about anything, he was completely unselfconscious," said Rupert.

From BBC • Jul. 3, 2022

There were rocks and sand drifts and a distant eminence, as natural and unselfconscious as any landscape on Earth.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

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