uninhibited

adjective

un·​in·​hib·​it·​ed ˌən-in-ˈhi-bə-təd How to pronounce uninhibited (audio)
: free from inhibition
uninhibited exuberance
also : boisterously informal
a festive uninhibited party
uninhibitedly adverb
uninhibitedness noun

Examples of uninhibited in a Sentence

She's very uninhibited and is always the life of the party. an uninhibited child who laughed and cried with equal abandon
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But Rock imbued his role with such uninhibited certainty about his importance to The Simpsons’ lore that everyone started playing along. Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 15 Dec. 2024 His ambitions, formed by spectacular golden-age classics and by the moderns’ uninhibited artistry, have run up against the realities of the economy and the psychology of contemporary cinema—its all-too-common division of industrial power and artistic intent. Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2024 The multidirectional spinner wheels on each bag offer uninhibited 360-degree upright rolling to tackle any airport terrain. Lauren Bonney, Travel + Leisure, 28 Nov. 2024 Trump, meanwhile, is uninhibited, chaotic, and unconstrained by fact. Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 26 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for uninhibited 

Word History

First Known Use

1880, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of uninhibited was in 1880

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“Uninhibited.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uninhibited. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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uninhibited

adjective
un·​in·​hib·​it·​ed ˌən-in-ˈhib-ət-əd How to pronounce uninhibited (audio)
: not inhibited
especially : marked by an open showing of feelings and informal behavior
an uninhibited party
uninhibitedly adverb

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