unabashed
/ˌʌnəˈbæʃt/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.60 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Not disconcerted or embarrassed.
Example Sentences
- "For the third time Allan looked at his lawyer. And for the third time his lawyer looked back at him quite unabashed."
- "Armed with her utter faith in the goodness she must stand unabashed before the arrogance that scoffs at the power of spirit."
- "[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, [...]"
- "[...]; a balance not artfully calculated, as her tears and her falterings showed, but resulting naturally from her unabashed sincerity."
- "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."
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.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌʌnəˈbæʃt/
- British English: /ˌʌnəˈbæʃt/
Inflected Forms
more unabashed (comparative)
most unabashed (superlative)