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unconstraint en · NOUN

Etymology

From un- + constraint.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) Freedom from constraint.
    • Nothing gives such an air of grace and elegance and unconstraint to a German or an English conversation as to scatter it full of "Also's" or "You knows." 1878, Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens), A Tramp Abroad:
    • It is calculated to inspire unconstraint and confidence into every breast. 1783, William Godwin, Four Early Pamphlets: