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unpretentious

un pre ten tious |ˌənpriˈtenCHəs ˌənprəˈtɛn (t )ʃəs | adjective not attempting to impress others with an appearance of greater importance, talent, or culture than is actually possessed. (of a place ) pleasantly simple and functional; modest. DERIVATIVES un pre ten tious ly adverb, un pre ten tious ness noun

 

Oxford Dictionary

unpretentious

un |pre ¦ten ¦tious |ʌnprɪˈtɛnʃəs | adjective not attempting to impress others with an appearance of greater importance, talent, or culture than is actually possessed. (of a place ) pleasantly simple and functional; modest. DERIVATIVES unpretentiously adverb, unpretentiousness noun

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

unpretentious

unpretentious adjective 1 he was thoroughly unpretentious: unaffected, modest, unassuming, without airs, natural, straightforward, open, honest, sincere, frank, ingenuous. 2 an unpretentious hotel: simple, plain, modest, humble, unostentatious, unsophisticated, folksy, no-frills.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

unpretentious

unpretentious adjective 1 in spite of his fame he was thoroughly unpretentious: unaffected, modest, unassuming, without airs, natural, straightforward, open, honest, sincere, frank, ingenuous, artless, guileless, honest-to-goodness. ANTONYMS pretentious. 2 a friendly and unpretentious hotel: simple, plain, modest, ordinary, humble, unostentatious, unshowy, restrained, unfussy, unimposing, homely, unsophisticated, unspoilt. ANTONYMS pretentious, showy.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

unpretentious

n pre t n tious 形容詞 見えを張らない, 慎み深い, 控えめな .ly 副詞 ness 名詞