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BNC: 20160 COCA: 18354

unpretentious

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
unpretentious /ˌʌnprɪˈtɛnʃəs/ adjective
unpretentious
/ˌʌnprɪˈtɛnʃəs/
adjective
Learner's definition of UNPRETENTIOUS
[more unpretentious; most unpretentious]
: not having or showing the unpleasant quality of people who want to be regarded as more impressive, successful, or important than they really are : not pretentious谦逊的;不炫耀的

— unpretentiously

adverb

— unpretentiousness

noun [noncount]
BNC: 20160 COCA: 18354

unpretentious

adjective

un·​pre·​ten·​tious ˌən-pri-ˈten(t)-shəs How to pronounce unpretentious (audio)
: free from ostentation, elegance, or affectation : modest
unpretentious homes
an unpretentious celebrity
unpretentiously adverb
unpretentiousness noun

Example Sentences

a casual and unpretentious restaurant a simple and unpretentious account about growing up in the rural South
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Word History

First Known Use

1838, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unpretentious was in 1838
BNC: 20160 COCA: 18354

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