unassuming
/ʌnəˈsjuːmɪŋ/
unassuming adjective: modest and having no pretensions or ostentation.
Adjective
unassuming (comparative more unassuming, superlative most unassuming)
- Modest and having no pretensions or ostentation.
- Various bridges were required, including a lofty one at Brantham, but money was saved by providing unassuming structures at the three intermediate stations.1946 September and October, “Centenary of the Ipswich-Colchester Line”, in Railway Magazine, page 307
- The crews themselves throughout were an interesting study. The drivers, as older men, bore that air of quite unassuming competence, as British drivers have always done and which in any field has come to be regarded as characteristic of men bearing heavy responsibility to which at the same time they...1949 March and April, F. G. Roe, “I Saw Three Englands–2”, in Railway Magazine, page 84
unassuming meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Malayalam and Kannada
unassuming in Tamil
- அடக்கமான, தற்பெருமை இல்லாத, தற்பெருமையற்ற
unassuming in Urdu
- بےرعونت, بےریا, بےتکلف, نرم مزاج, سادہ مزاج, سیدھا سادھا
unassuming in Malayalam
- അഹങ്കാരമില്ലാത്ത, ഞാനെന്നഭാവമില്ലാത്ത, താഴ്മയുള്ള, ഗർവ്വ് കാണിക്കാത്ത
unassuming in Kannada
- ಅಹಂಕಾರವಿಲ್ಲದ, ನಿಗರ್ವಿಯಾದ, ಸೌಜನ್ಯದ, ಧಾಷ್ಟಿಕವಲ್ಲದ, ವಿನಯಪರ, ಮಲೆಪಿಲ್ಲದ
Examples of unassuming in a sentence
- Through his example and unassuming advice, he showed the US how to save itself.
- Robertson, born and raised in Alabama, is unassuming and generally unintimidating.
- The Rapture single "House of Jealous Lovers" began as a generally unassuming garage-rock tune.
Forms of unassuming
| comparative | more unassuming |
|---|---|
| superlative | most unassuming |
Origin of unassuming
From un- + assuming.
Words formed from unassuming
Words that rhyme with unassuming
Questions about unassuming
- What does unassuming mean?
- Unassuming means modest and having no pretensions or ostentation.
- What is unassuming in Tamil?
- Unassuming in Tamil is அடக்கமான, தற்பெருமை இல்லாத, தற்பெருமையற்ற. See Unassuming meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is unassuming?
- Unassuming is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce unassuming?
- Unassuming is pronounced /ʌnəˈsjuːmɪŋ/.
Words near unassuming in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: unassuming (page history and authors); unassuming (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); unassuming (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); unassuming (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); unassuming (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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