Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sans gêne

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: san-s -gene
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Lack of constraint; brazenness; unreservedness (unabashed behavior, disregard for societal constraints)

Uncountable

adj

Without constraint, unembarrassed.

Example Sentences

"The rogue, like the artist and perhaps the gentleman, belongs to no class. He is not embarrassed by the sans gene of the hobo, nor put out of countenance by the etiquette of the prince."
"Loolowcan was evidently at home among these compatriots, frowzier even than he. He squatted among them, sans gêne, and lighted his pipe. One of the ladies did the honors, and motioned me to a seat upon a rusty bear-skin."

Etymology

Borrowed from French sans gêne.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: sans gêne

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

sans-gene (alternative) sans gene (alternative) sans-gêne (alternative)

Questions

What does sans gêne mean?: Lack of constraint; brazenness; unreservedness (unabashed behavior, disregard for societal constraints)
Where does sans gêne come from?: It is traced to French.

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