unself-consciousness

noun

as in uninhibitedness

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unself-consciousness
  1. spontaneity
  2. lightheartedness
  3. abandon
  4. zeal
  5. fervor
  6. naturalness
  7. ease
  8. exuberance
Noun
  • As a growing portion of Gen Zers burn out on dating apps, a new crop of ventures and events are trying to bring back offline spontaneity, from matchmaking photobooths, to singles mixers and revivals of Victorian-era acquaintance cards.
    — Rachel Hale, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Why bother for spontaneity when two people are doing the exact same thing at the same time?
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of spontaneity
Noun
  • Often derided by critics during its initial airing, the show’s silliness and lightheartedness has continued to stand the test of time.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 Aug. 2026
  • That lightheartedness quickly evolved into the NFL’s biggest off-field competition.
    — Karla Cote, Variety, 15 May 2026
Definition of lightheartedness
Noun
  • There must have been a hundred of us there, circling the truck, clambering onto its hood, shuffling and shimmying and twerking with abandon.
    — Taran Dugal, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Instead, Curry connected with fans like me because, as a performer, the man seemed able to do anything, and do it with a kind of liberated abandon and eagerness to entertain.
    — Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of abandon
Noun
  • The Leipzig scenes are both ephemeral and integral; later, Taro will speculate that if the Germans had had the same revolutionary zeal as the Spanish, Hitler might have been defeated.
    — Damon Wise, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Even the newcomers to this season’s Bears quickly noticed a way of doing things that felt purposeful and full of zeal.
    — Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of zeal
Noun
  • Meanwhile, those in Boulder are eager to see if Sanders can replicate the fervor of the first two years of his tenure, when visitors flooded the picturesque Pearl Street Mall.
    — Christopher Kamrani, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
  • That fervor might be enough reason to declare KPop Demon Hunters a contemporary classic and worthy of Criterion status.
    — Sophia Nguyen, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of fervor
Noun
  • The ensemble of actors is convincing in its naturalness, with the characterizations remaining consistently precise and ambivalent.
    — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Inside the wilderness, a big part of it is to return naturalness, right?
    — Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 29 July 2026
Definition of naturalness
Noun
  • The bigger issue, though, has been the ease with which teams have bypassed their press.
    — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Linen, washed cotton, lightweight knits, and silk all have a natural ease to them that works beautifully on vacation.
    — Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of ease
Noun
  • This ratio peaked just before the SpaceX IPO in June, when exuberance over Wall Street's role in the AI-dealmaking craze was palpable.
    — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Feliciano and Jones radiated energy and exuberance throughout their first press conference as the principal owners of the Padres.
    — Dennis Lin, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of exuberance
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“Unself-consciousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unself-consciousness. Accessed 6 Sep. 2026.

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