释义 |
[ uhn-self-kon-shuhs ] / ˌʌn sɛlfˈkɒn ʃəs /
adjectivenot self-conscious; without affectation or pretense: an unselfconscious manner. Origin of unselfconsciousFirst recorded in 1830–40; un-1 + self-conscious OTHER WORDS FROM unselfconsciousun·self·con·scious·ly, adverbun·self·con·scious·ness, nounWords nearby unselfconsciousunseeing, unseelie, unseemly, unseen, unsegregated, unselfconscious, unselfish, unsell, unsentimental, Unser, unset Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for unselfconsciousAudience 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. 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
adjectivenot 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 Words related to unselfconsciousunbridled, relaxed, candid, unrestrained, spontaneous, unrestricted, audacious, cut loose, expansive, fancy-free, footloose, frank, free, informal, instinctive, natural, off the cuff, open, unchecked, uncontrolled |