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unselfconscious

[ uhn-self-kon-shuh s ]

/ ˌʌn sɛlfˈkɒn ʃəs /

adjective

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

Origin of unselfconscious

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

OTHER WORDS FROM unselfconscious

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

Words nearby unselfconscious

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

Example sentences from the Web for unselfconscious

Audience members could ask earnest, unselfconscious questions like whether e-books were real books without blushing.

Jaipur Literary Festival Draws Controversy |Nisid Hajari |January 23, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
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