Relaxed and natural, without excessive effort or tension.
Reach for it when Praising a voice, relationship, movement, or manner that feels comfortably easy.
Their unstrained conversation resumed as if the long separation had lasted a week.
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| warm |
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| professional |
everyday
Fits when comfort should be expressed plainly
Not when may suggest shallowness or low difficulty
everyday
Fits when absence of tension is the key quality
Not when does not specifically imply natural ease
warm
Fits when skill or connection appears to require no work
Not when can hide substantial preparation
warm
Fits when manner feels authentic rather than forced
Not when can refer to origin instead of style
professional
fluid
Fits when movement or speech flows without interruption
Not for emotional relations generally
unstrained voice
Her unstrained voice carried to the back of the courtyard.
unstrained relationship
Clear boundaries kept their working relationship unstrained.
calm and unstrained
The interview felt calm and unstrained from the first question.
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