unembarrassed
/'ʌnim'bærəst/
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Definition
Adjective: 1. Not feeling or showing embarrassment, shame, or self-consciousness: Describes a state of being free from the discomfort or awkwardness typically caused by a social situation, one's own actions, or circumstances. 2. Confident and at ease: Characterized by a natural, unaffected manner without signs of nervousness or discomfort.
Usage
- Used to describe a person's demeanor, behavior, or emotional state.
- Often implies a positive quality of confidence or a lack of inhibition.
- Can describe a reaction (or lack thereof) to a potentially awkward situation.
Examples
Advanced Usage
- "unembarrassed by": This common collocation specifies what does not cause the feeling of embarrassment.
- He is unembarrassed by his eccentric style of dress.
- Used in formal or literary contexts to describe a lack of pretense or artifice.
- The memoir is written with unembarrassed honesty about her failures.
Variants and Related Words
- Unabashed (adj): Not embarrassed, disconcerted, or ashamed. Often implies a more active, bold confidence.
- She is an unabashed fan of romantic comedies.
- Unselfconscious (adj): Not thinking about or concerned with how one appears to others; natural and relaxed.
- His dancing was joyful and unselfconscious.
Synonyms
- Confident
- Poised
- Assured
- Unabashed
- Unashamed
Antonyms
- Embarrassed
- Abashed
- Self-conscious
- Sheepish
- Flustered
Notes on Meaning
- Unembarrassed primarily describes an internal emotional state that is outwardly visible in one's behavior. It is not typically used to describe objects or abstract concepts.
- It differs from "unembarrassing," which describes a situation or thing that does not cause embarrassment. (e.g., )
Adjective
- not embarrassed
- a tinseled charm and unabashed sentimentality- Jerome Stone
- an unembarrassed greeting as if nothing untoward had happened