unselfconscious

adjective un·self·con·scious \ ˌən-ˌself-ˈkän(t)-shəs \

variants: or less commonly unself-conscious

|Updated on: 8 Jun 2018

Definition of unselfconscious

: not self-conscious

Ray's humility … was profound and unselfconscious and one of the most astonishing things about him.
—Jay McInerney

unselfconscious laughter

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unselfconsciously

or less commonly unself-consciously adverb

- 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

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unselfconsciousness

or less commonly unself-consciousness noun

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Recent Examples of unselfconscious from the Web

But, unlike Bywater, these blocks were alive with all manner of people and activity, dynamic and unselfconscious, the corner stores all still corner stores, not an Edison bulb nor craft cocktail nor subway tile in sight.

— anne gisleson, Curbed, "Bywater faces its future," 23 May 2018
Franky, playing the father with unselfconscious charm, is contagiously cheerful and carefree.

— deborah young, The Hollywood Reporter, "'Shoplifters' ('Manbiki Kazoku'): Film Review | Cannes 2018," 14 May 2018
Her son was always an unselfconscious mix of strength and sweetness, Morency Gannon said.

— laura crimaldi, BostonGlobe.com, "Two lives. Nothing in common. Then a fatal encounter on Cape Cod," 18 Apr. 2018
The insecure Earl hates himself; Morse’s blissfully unselfconscious Ogie is completely comfortable with himself, freeing him to madly and selflessly love another.

— mike fischer, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Soulful sisterhood is baked into the musical 'Waitress'," 3 Jan. 2018
For his part, Oliver embodies a purely American brand of unbridled appetite and unselfconscious confidence that strikes an immediate awkward note within Elio’s casually cosmopolitan family.

— ann hornaday, idahostatesman, "Film a summer love recognizable in any country, in any era," 19 Jan. 2018
Simmons is marvelously unselfconscious as an actress playing a highly self-conscious artist who likes to re-create classic movie pairings with herself in the roles of assorted screen goddesses.

— Vogue, "In My Art, Laurie Simmons’s Directorial Feature-Film Debut," 12 Jan. 2018
What’s missing from the show is what made its TV inspiration so endearing: unselfconscious hope.

— elisabeth vincentelli, New York Times, "Review: A Talent for Talentlessness in ‘Stairway to Stardom’," 13 Sep. 2017
Sharing selfies and urban legends, the four friends are an unselfconscious sorority, flirting with the camera and making out with abandon.

— jeannette catsoulis, New York Times, "Review: ‘Kill Me Please,’ a Summer of Murder and Teenage Kicks," 31 Aug. 2017

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