unselfconsciously
1
6.6
- adverb
- /ˌʌnˌsɛlfˈkɒnʃəsli/
:
naturalmente
- Usually I sat on the floor near them and listened to their unselfconsciously expressive voices, night fires sending up tiny, sizzling sparks.
It was the first time that I'm like, completely unselfconsciously, like just put it in the jam box and just singing.
- It was the first time that I'm like, completely unselfconsciously, like just put it in the jam box and just singing.
- In the next part of the story, in that story of Adam and Eve, God is what people walk with unselfconsciously in the garden.
Examples
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In the next part of the story, in that story of Adam and Eve, God is what people walk with unselfconsciously in the garden.
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I lived fully and unselfconsciously there, perhaps because I was a child.
Fiction book (1991) -
All these old people unselfconsciously sang along.
Academic text (2009) -
When working with my Korean students, I have been impressed with how unselfconsciously they sing.
Academic text (2008) -
I often tell my students that I want them to practice environmentalism as unselfconsciously and automatically as they brush their teeth.
Academic text (2005) -
Quite unselfconsciously, not looking Jack's way, she dresses in her casino clothes.
Fiction book (1998) -
Pelosi often makes light of her age: "Nobody's older than I am," she says unselfconsciously.
Blog text (1) -
The first to move or make a sound was Carrie, who came unselfconsciously and put her arms around Silas and hugged him.
Fiction book (1991) -
Oral tradition today survives in conjunction with literature and draws freely from all available material; modern singers of tales speak unselfconsciously of computers and jet planes.
Academic text (1995) -
The children danced unselfconsciously at the birthday party, enjoying every moment without worrying about how they looked.
Synonyms
9
7.4
In a calm way that shows no worry or excitement
1
6.4
In a simple, modest way without trying to impress others
1
6.5
In a modest way that does not draw attention
1
9.9
In a relaxed way without worry
In a natural, honest way without pretending or showing off
In a natural, simple way that does not seem planned
Without holding back feelings or actions
Antonyms
How Self-Conscious
5
6.0
38
2.7
1
6.6
103
2.5
114
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
unselfconsciously = unselfconscious (transparent) = un + self + conscious + ly
The adverb is clearly formed by adding the productive adverbial suffix '-ly' to the adjective 'unselfconscious', whose meaning is directly derived from 'un-' + 'self-conscious'.
Etymology
Unselfconsciously breaks into un- 'not', self 'your own person', conscious 'aware', and -ly 'in this way', so it literally says 'not aware of yourself'. So, to act unselfconsciously is to behave naturally and freely, without worrying what other people think.