Unreserve
noun, verb
noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A lack or absence of reserve; frankness; uninhibitedness. uncountable
"Kitty, tho' perhaps not authorized to address him with so much familiarity on so short an acquaintance, could not forbear indulging the natural Unreserve and Vivacity of her own Disposition, in speaking to him, as he spoke to her."
- 2 A forest that is not set aside as a reserve. India, countable
Verb
- 1 To undo or cancel a reservation. transitive
Example
More examples"Kitty, tho' perhaps not authorized to address him with so much familiarity on so short an acquaintance, could not forbear indulging the natural Unreserve and Vivacity of her own Disposition, in speaking to him, as he spoke to her."
Etymology
From un- + reserve.
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