unselfconscious

adjective

un·​self·​con·​scious ˌən-ˌself-ˈkän(t)-shəs How to pronounce unselfconscious (audio)
variants or less commonly unself-conscious
: not self-conscious
Ray's humility … was profound and unselfconscious and one of the most astonishing things about him.Jay McInerney
unselfconscious laughter
unselfconsciously adverb
or less commonly unself-consciously
speaking/laughing unselfconsciously
It is the architect's duty, therefore, to create unselfconsciously beautiful structures that bring harmony and order to the world. Jon Krakauer
unselfconsciousness noun
or less commonly unself-consciousness

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Her banter is friendly, unselfconscious and grateful. Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 16 Sep. 2024 Laura Dannen Redman July 25, 2024 7:08 AM EDT Deep in the desert of AlUla, a one hour and forty-five -minute flight northwest of Riyadh, unselfconscious whooping echoes around the red-rock canyons of Sharaan Nature Reserve. Laura Dannen Redman, TIME, 25 July 2024 The Americans had coveted Cuba ever since the time of the Revolutionary War, and in Washington, the debate about taking ownership of the 750-mile-long island that stretched languorously so near American shores was open and unselfconscious. Jon Lee Anderson, Foreign Affairs, 14 Dec. 2021 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. Gia Kourlas, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for unselfconscious 

Word History

First Known Use

1866, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unselfconscious was in 1866

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“Unselfconscious.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unselfconscious. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.

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