unpretentious
71grounded — adjective Date: 1958 mentally and emotionally stable ; admirably sensible, realistic, and unpretentious < remains grounded despite all the praise and attention > …
72hole-in-the-wall — noun (plural holes in the wall) Date: 1856 a small and often unpretentious out of the way place (as a restaurant) …
73just-folks — adjective Date: 1952 marked by the absence of formality or sophistication ; unpretentious < her just folks manner > …
74meat-and-potatoes — adjective Date: 1949 1. of fundamental importance ; basic; also concerned with or emphasizing the basic aspects of something 2. unpretentious, simple < a real meat and potatoes guy > 3. providing or preferring simple food (as meat and potatoes) …
75modest — adjective Etymology: Latin modestus moderate; akin to Latin modus measure Date: 1565 1. a. placing a moderate estimate on one s abilities or worth b. neither bold nor self assertive ; tending toward diffidence 2. arising from or characteristic of …
76old-shoe — adjective Date: 1944 characterized by familiarity or freedom from restraint ; comfortable, unpretentious …
77poor — adjective Etymology: Middle English poure, from Anglo French povre, pore, from Latin pauper; akin to Latin paucus little and to Latin parere to give birth to, produce more at few, pare Date: 13th century 1. a. lacking material possessions b. of,… …
78unpretending — adjective Date: 1697 unpretentious …
79humble — I. adjective (humbler; humblest) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Latin humilis low, humble, from humus earth; akin to Greek chthōn earth, chamai on the ground Date: 13th century 1. not proud or haughty ; not arrogant or… …
80unpretentiously — adverb see unpretentious …
