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unselfconscious

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Not self-conscious; natural and genuine.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

After a minute's silence he spoke again in Tibetan, in a voice creaky with age but curiously vibrant with the unselfconscious habit of authority.

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adj

Meaning 2

Lacking a sense of self.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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adjective satellite

Meaning 3

not self-conscious

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

she grew up with him in unselfconscious friendship

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English selfconscious English unselfconscious From un- + selfconscious.

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

Esperanto: nememkonscia — not self-conscious; natural and genuine
German: unbefangen — not self-conscious; natural and genuine
German: selbstsicher — not self-conscious; natural and genuine
German: selbstverständlich — not self-conscious; natural and genuine
German: natürlich — not self-conscious; natural and genuine

Word forms

Inflections and variants

more unselfconscious — comparative
most unselfconscious — superlative

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Derived and related words

Derived: none provided

Related: unselfconsciously, unaffected, unselfconsciousness

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