comfortable in one's own skin

English

Alternative forms

• comfortable in one's skin

Pronunciation

• Audio (General Australian):

  (file)

Adjective

comfortable in one's own skin

1. (idiomatic) Relaxed and confident in one's manner of presenting oneself and interacting with others; conveying the impression that one has a clear, satisfying understanding of one's own abilities and situation.
   • 1992 September 7, J. F. O. McAlliser, “Comfortable In His Own Ample Skin: Lawrence Eagleburger”, in Time:

     Says his wife Marlene: "He presents the same face to people in Washington that he does to our sons' friends. He's just comfortable in his own skin."

   • 1996, Kay Hooper, Amanda‎^[1], →ISBN, page 60:

     She had been completely natural from the first with him, utterly comfortable in her own skin.

   • 2005, Bill Clinton, My Life‎^[2], →ISBN, page 439:

     Perot was witty and comfortable in his own skin, which I thought would reassure his supporters and perhaps sway some of the undecided voters.

Synonyms

• natural, self-assured

Translations

confident

• Dutch: goed in zijn vel
• Finnish: viihtyä omana itsenään (verb: "to feel comfortable in one's own skin")
• French: bien dans sa peau (fr), bien dans ses baskets (fr), bien dans ses pompes, bien dans ses bottes
• Polish: czuć się dobrze w swojej skórze (verb: "to feel comfortable in one's own skin")