Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

comfortable in one's own skin

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.11 in modern English

Syllables: com-fort-able in one's own skin
IPA

40

Scrabble Score

24

Letters

3

Syllables

15

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relaxed and confident in one's manner of presenting oneself and interacting with others; conveying the impression that one has a clear, satisfying understanding of one's own abilities and situation.

Example Sentences

"Says his wife Marlene: "He presents the same face to people in Washington that he does to our sons' friends. He's just comfortable in his own skin.""
"She had been completely natural from the first with him, utterly comfortable in her own skin."
"Perot was witty and comfortable in his own skin, which I thought would reassure his supporters and perhaps sway some of the undecided voters."

Inflected Forms

comfortable in one's skin (alternative)

Synonyms

natural self-assured

Questions

What does comfortable in one's own skin mean?: Relaxed and confident in one's manner of presenting oneself and interacting with others; conveying the impression that one has a clear, satisfying understanding of one's own abilities and situation.

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