self-conscious vs straightforward

self-conscious

adj
  • Aware of oneself as an individual being. 

  • Uncomfortably over-conscious of one's appearance or behaviour; socially ill at ease. 

  • Excessively conscious of one's appearance or behaviour. 

straightforward

adj
  • direct; forthright; frank; sincere 

  • proceeding in a straight course or manner; not deviating 

  • easy, simple, uncomplicated, without difficulty 

adv
  • In a straightforward manner; straightforwards; straightforwardly. 

How often have the words self-conscious and straightforward occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )