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unrestraint

unrestraint noun: lack of restraint; the quality of being unrestrained.

Noun

unrestraint (usually uncountable, plural unrestraints)

  1. (usually) Lack of restraint; the quality of being unrestrained.
    • His bluntly effective touring cohort —— the guitarist Robin Finck, the bassist Justin Meldal-Johnsen and the drummer Ilan Rubin —— gave him all the power he could use, surging and thrashing with deceptive unrestraint.2009 August 25, Nate Chinen, “A Metal Powerhouse, Screaming Farewell for Now”, in New York Times

Forms of unrestraint

pluralunrestraints

Origin of unrestraint

From un- + restraint.

Questions about unrestraint

What does unrestraint mean?
Unrestraint means lack of restraint; the quality of being unrestrained.
What part of speech is unrestraint?
Unrestraint is a noun.
What is the plural of unrestraint?
The plural of unrestraint is unrestraints.

Words near unrestraint in the dictionary

  1. unrestrained
  2. unrestrainedly
  3. unrestrainedness
  4. unrestraining
  5. unrestrains
  6. unrestraint
  7. unrestraints
  8. unrestrict
  9. unrestrictability
  10. unrestrictable
  11. unrestricted

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