unpretentious
/ˌʌnpɹəˈtɛnʃəs/
unpretentious adjective: simple, humble, not pretentious, plain.
Adjective
unpretentious (comparative more unpretentious, superlative most unpretentious)
- Simple, humble, not pretentious, plain.
- Cheltenham Spa station had opened in June 1840 as Cheltenham, being renamed Cheltenham Spa (Lansdown) in February 1925 and taking on its modern name of Cheltenham Spa in January 1948 - an oddity in itself as its town is plain, unpretentious Cheltenham.2021 December 29, Stephen Roberts, “Stories and facts behind railway plaques: Cheltenham (1928)”, in RAIL, number 947, page 60
- Synonyms:
- humble
unpretentious meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada
unpretentious in Hindi
- unpretentious, unassuming; humble
- सीधा sīdhā
unpretentious in Tamil
- அலட்டிக் கொள்ளாத, பந்தா இல்லாத
unpretentious in Malayalam
- വീരവാദമുന്നയിക്കാത്ത, ആത്മപ്രശംസ നടത്താത്ത, സ്വയം അവകാശപ്പെടാത്ത
unpretentious in Kannada
- ಆಡಂಬರವಿಲ್ಲದ, ತೋರಿಕೆಯಿಲ್ಲದ, ನಿರಾಡಂಬರದ, ನಿಗರ್ವಿಯಾದ
Synonyms of unpretentious
Antonyms
Forms of unpretentious
| comparative | more unpretentious |
|---|---|
| superlative | most unpretentious |
Origin of unpretentious
From un- + pretentious.
Words formed from unpretentious
Questions about unpretentious
- What does unpretentious mean?
- Unpretentious means simple, humble, not pretentious, plain.
- What is unpretentious in Hindi?
- Unpretentious in Hindi is सीधा (sīdhā). See Unpretentious meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is unpretentious?
- Unpretentious is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce unpretentious?
- Unpretentious is pronounced /ˌʌnpɹəˈtɛnʃəs/.
Words near unpretentious in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: unpretentious (page history and authors); सीधा (Hindi) (page history and authors); unpretentious (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); unpretentious (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); unpretentious (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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