Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The character of being unaffected.
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- noun The state or quality of being
unaffected .
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- noun not affected; a personal manner that is not consciously constrained
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Examples
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Her unaffectedness makes her particularly attractive.
William and Kate Christopher Andersen 2011
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This is obvious, because we know we make something, but if we value sincerity, genuineness, purity of purpose and unaffectedness, it can be a difficult realization, and reconciling yourself with this self-consciousness is a necessary and painful creative condition.
Brian D. Cohen: Things Brian D. Cohen 2011
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Her unaffectedness makes her particularly attractive.
William and Kate Christopher Andersen 2011
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This is obvious, because we know we make something, but if we value sincerity, genuineness, purity of purpose and unaffectedness, it can be a difficult realization, and reconciling yourself with this self-consciousness is a necessary and painful creative condition.
Brian D. Cohen: Things Brian D. Cohen 2011
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I also remember the incongruity of the French girl beside me in the car, superb in her unaffectedness and when the song began on the player, just the moors, the vehicle and her in the vicinity, she was moved by the atmosphere, the intensity of the scene and I felt privileged to be part of it.
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I also remember the incongruity of the French girl beside me in the car, superb in her unaffectedness and when the song began on the player, just the moors, the vehicle and her in the vicinity, she was moved by the atmosphere, the intensity of the scene and I felt privileged to be part of it.
Archive 2009-06-01 2009
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Cyrus projects that unaffectedness in real life as well.
Miley Knows Best: Vanity Fair Fair, Vanity 2008
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Cyrus projects that unaffectedness in real life as well.
Miley Knows Best Handy, Bruce 2008
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Even though but casual glances are bestowed on the dainty settings of the pages on which Nature illustrates her brief but brilliant histories, understanding little, if aught, of her deeper mysteries, but thankful for the frankness and unaffectedness of their presentation — shall not I find abundance of sumptuous colour and grace of form for my enjoyment, and for my pondering texts without number?
My Tropic Isle 2003
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It is fun to be with someone who cracks jokes with the unaffectedness of a Galician peasant and who shows interest for everyday problems.
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