unpretentious

[ uhn-pri-ten-shuhs ]
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adjective
  1. not pretentious; modest; without ostentatious display; plain: his unpretentious demeanor; an unpretentious summer resort.

Origin of unpretentious

1
First recorded in 1855–60; un-1 + pretentious

Other words for unpretentious

Other words from unpretentious

  • un·pre·ten·tious·ly, adverb
  • un·pre·ten·tious·ness, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for unpretentious

unpretentious

/ (ˌʌnprɪˈtɛnʃəs) /


adjective
  1. not making claim to distinction or importance undeservedly

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