unabashed en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˌʌnəˈbæʃt/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
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- ŭn'ə-băshtʹ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
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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 abashed English unabashed From un- + abashed.
Meanings
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Not disconcerted or embarrassed.
For the third time Allan looked at his lawyer. And for the third time his lawyer looked back at him quite unabashed.
1866, Wilkie Collins, Armadale, Third book, Chapter V:Armed with her utter faith in the goodness she must stand unabashed before the arrogance that scoffs at the power of spirit.
1919, Rabindranath Tagore, Letter to M. K. Gandhi:
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Of actions, emotions, facts, etc.: that are not concealed or disguised, or not eliciting shame.
As much about the singer-songwriter’s life now as then, “In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon” is an unabashed celebration of musical genius that’s at its best when looking back.
2024 March 15, Brian Lowry, “‘In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon’ will leave you feeling groovy”, in CNN:[...]; a balance not artfully calculated, as her tears and her falterings showed, but resulting naturally from her unabashed sincerity.
1920, Edith Wharton, “Chapter XXV”, in The Age of Innocence:[G]oodness is of a modest nature, easily discouraged, and when much privacy, elbowed in early life by unabashed vices, is apt to retire into extreme privacy, [...]
1872, George Eliot [pseudonym; Mary Ann Evans], chapter XXXIV, in Middlemarch […], volume II, Edinburgh; London: William Blackwood and Sons, →OCLC, book IV, page 180:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most unabashed | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more unabashed | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Synonyms
shameless · composed · abashless · obvious · blatant · abashless · unaffected · unrestrained · poised · impudent · unshamed · undaunted · barefaced
Translations (33)
fi peittelemätön (that are not concealed) · de ungeniert (that are not concealed) · cmn 坦然的 (that are not concealed) · de schamlos (that are not concealed) · cmn 毫不掩飾的 /毫不掩饰的 (that are not concealed) · bg невъзмутим (not disconcerted or embarrassed) · de unverfroren (that are not concealed) · fr décomplexé (that are not concealed) · bg неприкрит (that are not concealed) · de ohne jegliche Scham (that are not concealed) · de schonungslos (that are not concealed) · de ungerührt (not disconcerted or embarrassed) · de unverhohlen (that are not concealed) · sv ogenerad (that are not concealed) · tr küstah (not disconcerted or embarrassed) · fi häpeämätön (not disconcerted or embarrassed) · de unverblümt (that are not concealed) · gv gyn nearey (not disconcerted or embarrassed) · sv ogenerad (not disconcerted or embarrassed) · de unaufgeregt (not disconcerted or embarrassed) · ru я́вный (that are not concealed) · ru неприкры́тый (that are not concealed) · yue 唔怕醜嘅 /唔怕丑嘅 (not disconcerted or embarrassed) · fr éhonté (that are not concealed) · ru открове́нный (that are not concealed) · tr utanmaz (not disconcerted or embarrassed) · de ruhig (not disconcerted or embarrassed) · fr éhonté (not disconcerted or embarrassed) · pdt onveschämt (not disconcerted or embarrassed) · cmn 泰然自若的 (not disconcerted or embarrassed) · de gelassen (not disconcerted or embarrassed) · de ungeniert (not disconcerted or embarrassed) · cmn 不慌不忙的 (not disconcerted or embarrassed)