Yahoo India Web Search

Sign In

Search results

  1. Dictionary
    unostentatious
    /ʌnɒstɛnˈteɪʃəs/

    adjective

    • 1. not ostentatious: "he was generous in a quiet, unostentatious way"

    Powered by Oxford Dictionaries

    More definitions, origin and scrabble points

  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › unostentatiousUnostentatious Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    How to use unostentatious in a sentence. not excessively or pretentiously showy or flamboyant : quiet and restrained in taste : not ostentatious… See the full definition

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryUNOSTENTATIOUS definition | Cambridge English Dictionary

    UNOSTENTATIOUS meaning: 1. not obviously showing your money, possessions, or power in an attempt to make other people…. Learn more.

  4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › unostentatiousUnostentatious - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    unostentatious. Other forms: unostentatiously. Definitions of unostentatious. adjective. not ostentatious. “his unostentatious office”. “ unostentatious elegance”. synonyms: unpretending, unpretentious. quiet, restrained.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishUNOSTENTATIOUS definition and meaning | Collins English ...

    1. (of a thing) exhibiting restrained good taste. The unostentatious house felt a happy one. 2. (of a person) not wanting to impress people with one's wealth or importance. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Examples of 'unostentatious' in a sentence. unostentatious.

  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › thesaurus › unostentatiousSynonyms and antonyms of unostentatious in English - Cambridge ...

    adjective. These are words and phrases related to unostentatious. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of unostentatious. HUMBLE. Synonyms. humble. modest. unassuming. unpretentious. unpresuming. self-effacing. without arrogance. demure. gentle. meek. subservient. obsequious. deferential. respectful.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › unostentatiousUnostentatious - definition of unostentatious by ... - The Free ...

    adj. 1. (of a thing) exhibiting restrained good taste. 2. (of a person) not wanting to impress people with one's wealth or importance. Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014.

  8. www.oed.com › dictionary › unostentatious_adjunostentatious adjective - Oxford English Dictionary

    The earliest known use of the adjective unostentatious is in the mid 1700s. OED's earliest evidence for unostentatious is from before 1739, in a translation by Charles Jarvis, portrait painter and translator. unostentatious is formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix1, ostentatious adj.

  9. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › unostentatiousunostentatious - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Aug 19, 2024 · unostentatious (comparative more unostentatious, superlative most unostentatious) Not ostentatious; simple; unpresuming.

  10. www.yourdictionary.com › unostentatiousUnostentatious Definition & Meaning - YourDictionary

    Unostentatious definition: Not ostentatious; unpretentious.

  11. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryAll resources related to 'unostentatious' - Collins Online ...

    A complete guide to the word "UNOSTENTATIOUS": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.