unashamedness
Lack of embarrassment
Unashamedness is the quality of feeling or showing no shame, embarrassment, or guilt about something that others might find objectionable or worthy of concealment.
It suggests a brazen openness or unapologetic attitude: Her unashamedness about her past mistakes actually earned her respect.
The word can carry either positive connotations of healthy self-acceptance or negative ones of lacking appropriate moral awareness, depending on context.
Unguarded truthfulness
- franknessDirect, unguarded honesty
- forthrightnessQuality of being direct
- directnessQuality of being straightforward
- bluntnessFrank, unvarnished manner
openness · straightforwardness · outspokenness · plainspokenness · transparency · explicitness · unguardedness · uninhibitedness
Brazen, reckless daring
- brazennessShameless, defiant boldness
- daringAdventurous courage
- fearlessnessComplete lack of dread
- nerveSignal-carrying body fiber
guts · chutzpah · temerity · brashness · immodesty · forwardness · presumptuousness · effrontery
Confidence in one's abilities
- poiseGraceful, unshakable calm
- assertivenessConfident self-expression quality
- self-acceptanceApproval of oneself
- composureEmotional self-control
self-esteem · self-worth · empowerment · self-possession · aplomb · assuredness · unabashedness · self-affirmation
Innate personal worth
- self-respectValuing one's own worth
- defianceOpen resistance to authority
- visibilityRange of clear sight
- flauntingOstentatious display of something
outness · liberation · self-expression · nonconformity · rebelliousness · boldface · brazenness
candor
Unguarded truthfulness
- franknessDirect, unguarded honesty
- forthrightnessQuality of being direct
- directnessQuality of being straightforward
bluntness · openness · straightforwardness · outspokenness · plainspokenness · transparency · explicitness · unguardedness · uninhibitedness
audacity
Brazen, reckless daring
- brazennessShameless, defiant boldness
- daringAdventurous courage
- fearlessnessComplete lack of dread
nerve · guts · chutzpah · temerity · brashness · immodesty · forwardness · presumptuousness · effrontery · gall
self-assurance
Confidence in one's abilities
- poiseGraceful, unshakable calm
- assertivenessConfident self-expression quality
- self-acceptanceApproval of oneself
composure · self-esteem · self-worth · empowerment · self-possession · aplomb · assuredness · unabashedness · self-affirmation · self-regard
dignity
Innate personal worth
- self-respectValuing one's own worth
- defianceOpen resistance to authority
- visibilityRange of clear sight
flaunting · outness · liberation · self-expression · nonconformity · rebelliousness · boldface · brazenness
unashamednessshame
Painful awareness of failure
ashamed · ashamedness · shamefacedness · mortification · humiliation
unashamednessbashfulness
Timid self-consciousness
shyness · timidity · self-consciousness · inhibition · reticence
shame, ashamed, shameful, shamed, shaming, shameless, unashamed, shamefully, shamelessly