Unawed

Part of speech: adjective

Definitions

1. Not impressed, intimidated, or filled with reverence despite encountering something meant to inspire such feelings
2. Lacking any feelings of admiration, fear, or awe towards a person, event, or thing that typically elicits such reactions in others
3. Showing an absence of respect, astonishment, or fear in the presence of something grand or significant that is expected to evoke those emotions

Etymology: "Unawed" is simply the negative form of "awed," built by adding the prefix "un-" to it. The prefix comes down from a very old Germanic negative particle, which passed through Old English and Middle English before settling into modern English as the ordinary way to reverse an adjective or participle. The base word "awed" is the past participle of "awe," which functions as a verb meaning to fill someone with wonder, dread, or reverence. Because "awe" can be both a feeling and a force that produces that feeling, "awed" describes someone who has been struck this way, and "unawed" describes someone who has not, even when something seems designed to produce that reaction.

Synonyms: unimpressed, unaffected, indifferent

Antonyms: awed, impressed, astonished, amazed, overwhelmed