unabashedness

Lack of embarrassment

Unabashedness is the quality of being completely unembarrassed or unselfconscious.

Someone who speaks with unabashedness shows no shame or hesitation about what they're saying: Her unabashedness about her past mistakes surprised the interviewer.

The word often implies boldness that others might find surprising or even inappropriate.

shameless

brazen

Shamelessly bold

unembarrassed · unrepentant · blatant · impudent · audacious · immodest · brash · cheeky · forward · insolent

freedom

uninhibitedness

Freedom from self-restraint

expressiveness · spontaneity · unrestraint · looseness · ease · naturalness · authenticity · genuineness · transparency · forthrightness

confidence

self-assurance

Confidence in one's abilities

self-possession · aplomb · conviction · assuredness · directness · forthright · uninhibited · unselfconscious · poised · collected

Opposites
emotional self-consciousness

unabashednessbashfulness

Timid self-consciousness

shame · embarrassment · abashment · self-consciousness · sheepishness

Family

unabashed, abash, abashed, abashedly, abashing, abashment, bash, bashful, bashfully

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G