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un·pre·ten·tious
 unpretentious
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- pronunciation:
- uhn
pr
ten
shs
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adjective |
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not pretentious; not displaying signs of wealth, high rank, or the like; simple; modest; unaffected.
The family was very wealthy, but they lived in an unpretentious house in a nice but ordinary neighborhood.- antonyms:
- affected, pretentious
- similar words:
- discreet, homely, humble, modest, simple, unassuming
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artless, chaste, down-to-earth, earthy, inconspicuous, informal, innocent, lowly, modest, natural, small, sober, unsophisticated |
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| derivations: |
unpretentiously (adv.), unpretentiousness (n.) |
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