unjaded

adjective

un·​jad·​ed ˌən-ˈjā-dəd How to pronounce unjaded (audio)
: not made dull, apathetic, or cynical : not jaded
an unjaded observer
… a genuinely decent bloke who, despite his 25 years in the business, is remarkably unjadedCorrie Bond-French

Examples of unjaded in a Sentence

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Through the attentions of an unjaded young woman, the artist momentarily recoups a lost memory of unbridled joy. Tavi Gevinson, The New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2022 And that’s one of the learnings from watching her — Olivia is just so unjaded about the whole thing. Sonia Rao, Washington Post, 4 Nov. 2022 And the room was filled with unusually unjaded executives; with most people still working from home, this was the first time many teams had seen each other in person for 18 long months. Mark Sutherland, Variety, 9 Sep. 2021 The film caused a social media uproar, making names out of its stars and winning rom-com lovers over with its lighthearted spirit and refreshingly unjaded take on young love. Samantha Highfill, EW.com, 12 Dec. 2019 Rich and Joy Schaberg Haslett, Mich. Thank you for sending these unjaded and loving young people to cover this historic event. The Christian Science Monitor, 23 June 2018

Word History

First Known Use

1876, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unjaded was in 1876

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“Unjaded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unjaded. Accessed 18 Nov. 2024.

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