Usage patterns 無ぶ 遠えん 慮りょ な 〈 事こと 〉 a presumptuous/blunt (question, remark, etc.)
He kept firing off blunt, presumptuous questions.
無ぶ 遠えん 慮りょ に 〈 動どう 詞し 〉 to (do something) without restraint or consideration
She looked around someone else's room without any restraint.
無ぶ 遠えん 慮りょ な 態たい 度ど をとる to take a presumptuous/pushy attitude
He's a newcomer, yet he acts so presumptuously that it's a real problem.
〈 人ひと 〉 の 無ぶ 遠えん 慮りょ さに 驚おどろ く to be taken aback by someone's presumptuousness
I was taken aback by how presumptuous he was.
Kanji 無 nothingness, none, ain't 慮 prudence, thought, concern Related words· 6 失礼 focuses on a breach of etiquette or politeness, while 無遠慮 highlights a lack of restraint or consideration that often comes across as bold or pushy.
図々しい carries a stronger negative charge of shameless impudence, whereas 無遠慮 can also describe blunt but not necessarily malicious behavior.
無作法 stresses a lack of proper manners or etiquette in general conduct, while 無遠慮 specifically points to a lack of consideration for others' feelings or boundaries.
無遠慮 emphasizes brazen, tactless behavior without restraint, whereas 無神経 more broadly describes failing to notice or care about others' feelings.
Show 2 more Show fewer 無遠慮 describes tactless, inconsiderate behavior in general, whereas 厚かましい specifically implies shameless boldness in asking for favors or acting overly familiar.
無遠慮 is a noun/adjectival noun describing tactless behavior in general, while ズケズケ is an onomatopoeic adverb specifically describing blunt speech.
Opposites 遠慮がち describes someone who is reserved and hesitant out of consideration for others, the opposite of the boldness implied by 無遠慮 .
無遠慮 describes speaking or acting without any restraint or consideration for others, the direct opposite of showing 遠慮 .
Written forms 無ぶ 遠えん 慮りょ
不ぶ 遠えん 慮りょ
Variant spelling using 不 instead of 無 ; less common.
Etymology Compound of 無 (without) and 遠慮 (restraint, reserve). The word 遠慮 itself comes from Chinese, and the combination follows a common pattern of negation with 無 .
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