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- Dictionaryunpretentious/ˌʌnprɪˈtɛnʃəs/
adjective
- 1. not attempting to impress others with an appearance of greater importance, talent, or culture than is actually possessed: "a friendly and unpretentious hotel" Similar Opposite
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: free from ostentation, elegance, or affectation : modest. unpretentious homes. an unpretentious celebrity. unpretentiously adverb. unpretentiousness noun. Synonyms. artless. genuine. guileless. honest. ingenuous. innocent. naive. naïve. natural. real. simple. sincere. true. unaffected. unpretending. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus.
His advice was simple and unpretentious: don't delegate, treat people with respect, publish till you drop, increase your exposure, be original. From the Cambridge English Corpus They may be utterly unpretentious or expressively sophisticated.
When extremely talented or well-known people are unpretentious, they feel no need to show off or remind you of their accomplishments. A place can also be described as unpretentious, if it's simple and comfortable, like the cozy, unpretentious cafe where you like to hang out.
If you describe a place, person, or thing as unpretentious, you approve of them because they are simple in appearance or character, rather than sophisticated or luxurious. The inn is both comfortable and unpretentious.
adjective. approving us / ˌʌn.prɪˈten.ʃəs / uk / ˌʌn.prɪˈten.ʃəs / Add to word list. simple and/or sincere; not pretentious: The food is delicious and unpretentious. Synonym. understated. Opposite. pretentious disapproving. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Honesty, openness & sincerity. aboveboard. anti-corruption. artlessly.
Lacking pretension or affectation; modest: a talented but unpretentious musician; an unpretentious speech accepting the award. 2. Not elaborate, ornate, or ostentatious: an unpretentious bungalow.
Unpretentious definition: not pretentious; modest; without ostentatious display; plain. See examples of UNPRETENTIOUS used in a sentence.
not trying to appear more special, intelligent, important, etc. than you really are/it really is. He was a friendly and unpretentious man. His family are unpretentious country folk. The hotel is modern and unpretentious. Definition of unpretentious adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
Unpretentious definition: not pretentious; modest; without ostentatious display; plain. See examples of UNPRETENTIOUS used in a sentence.
Synonyms for UNPRETENTIOUS: unaffected, genuine, simple, honest, innocent, true, naive, straightforward; Antonyms of UNPRETENTIOUS: pretentious, artful, artificial, critical, assuming, false, cynical, sophisticated.
