unpretentious

  • 11unpretentious — un|pre|ten|tious [ ,ʌnprı tenʃəs ] adjective not trying to impress people with money, style, intelligence, importance, etc. This word shows that you approve of this quality: The hotel has a comfortable but unpretentious interior. Despite his… …

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  • 12unpretentious — adjective 1) he was thoroughly unpretentious Syn: unaffected, modest, unassuming, without airs, natural, straightforward, open, honest, sincere, frank, ingenuous 2) an unpretentious hotel Syn …

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  • 13unpretentious — UK [ˌʌnprɪˈtenʃəs] / US adjective showing approval not trying to impress people with money, style, intelligence, importance etc The hotel has a comfortable but unpretentious interior. Despite his success, he s refreshingly unpretentious about his …

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  • 14unpretentious — adjective approving not trying to seem better, more important etc than you really are: an unpretentious restaurant unpretentiously adverb unpretentiousness noun (U) …

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  • 15unpretentious — adjective /ˌʌnprəˈtɛnʃəs/ simple, humble, not pretentious, plain …

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  • 16unpretentious — Synonyms and related words: altruistic, arcadian, bucolic, candid, committed, consecrated, dedicated, devoted, direct, discreet, disinterested, genuine, homely, homespun, honest, humble, humble looking, humble visaged, humblest, inartificial,… …

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  • 17unpretentious — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. simple, unassuming, prosaic; see humble 1 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. humble, modest, down to earth, unassuming, unaffected, *folksy, simple, plain, natural. ANT.: pretentious, affected, arrogant III (Roget s… …

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  • 18unpretentious — adj. not pretentious, not overblown …

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  • 19unpretentious — adjective not pretentious; modest. Derivatives unpretentiously adverb unpretentiousness noun …

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  • 20unpretentious — a. See unpretending …

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