uninhibitedness

noun

as in abandon
carefree freedom from constraint reserved by nature, she simply lacks the kind of uninhibitedness that producers of reality shows are looking for

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  1. abandon
  2. abandonment
  3. naturalness
Noun
  • Falling in love with him had been gradual, not a matter of abandon.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 July 2026
  • Like any good Sheridan show, gratuitous violence and clichéd wisdom are doled out with abandon, the spoonful of sugar to help the medicine—in this case ranching gone awry—go down.
    — Alex Jhamb Burns, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 July 2026
Definition of abandon
Noun
  • Coming from one of the nation’s most prominent advocates, this was not an abandonment of the moral case.
    — Sachin H. Jain, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
  • The onset of more organ soloing by Emmett over twin guitars is just the barrage needed to slam home the paranoia and loneliness in a song that alternates self-effacement with self-defensive allegations of gaslighting and abandonment.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 11 July 2026
Definition of abandonment
Noun
  • By the middle of the nineteenth century, the seriousness and stability of their suits suggested a new naturalness for their authority that came to seem both right and inevitable.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 June 2026
  • As a national icon, the Natural Bridge served as a quiet, Emersonian rebuke to Europe’s militaristic triumphal arches, reinforcing the naturalness of American democracy.
    — Sebastian Smee, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
Definition of naturalness
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