unassumingadj.

Brit.

/ˌʌnəˈsjuːmɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˌənəˈs(j)umɪŋ/

Etymology: un- prefix¹ 4.

Free from assumption; unpretentious:

a. Of persons.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > humility > modesty > [adjective]

simplec1300

measurablec1330

methec1390

murec1390

smallc1405

soleinc1450

timorous1474

modest1561

unbragging1570

unboldened1591

unpresuming1607

bragless1609

unambitious1621

boastless1632

unpompous1656

verecundous1656

sober1659

tender-foreheaded1659

unpragmatical1673

unpretending1681

unpresumptuous1704

unimportant1727

unaspiringa1729

inambitious1729

unassuming1730

unostentatiousa1739

unboastful1744

pretensionless1748

unarrogating1748

uncontending1748

unopinionated1775

unboasting1802

underbearing1802

mousy1812

un-ultra1817

unarrogant1831

low-flying1835

unconceited1838

unpretentious1838

uninflated1861

unvain1863

unbumptious1865

1730 J. Thomson Winter in Seasons 229 See now the cause, Why unassuming Worth in secret liv'd, And dy'd, neglected.

1780 Mirror No. 90 In his manners simple and unassuming.

1839 C. Dickens Nicholas Nickleby xviii. 161 A..very unassuming young woman.

1862 C. S. Calverley Verses & Transl. (ed. 2) 49 Once, an unassuming Freshman Through these wilds I wandered on.

b. Of character of manners.

ΚΠ

1796 F. Burney Camilla IV. viii. xi. 401 His character [was] unassuming.

1797 H. Lee Canterbury Tales I. 369 The unassuming and simple dignity of Lothaire.

1805 R. Southey in Ann. Rev. 3 570 A gentleman of unassuming talents.

1871 B. Jowett tr. Plato Dialogues III. 109 He..walks about on the sea-shore by his ship in an unassuming way.

c. Of things.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > good taste > simplicity > [adjective]

plainc1330

simplea1382

neat1453

natural1553

austere1581

bare1583

unintricated1649

severe1665

clever1674

light1740

ungaudy1795

unassuminga1807

inartificial1823

quiet1838

unpretentious1838

unabstract1840

uninvolved1853

penny-plain1854

simplex munditiis1874

unstagy1882

clinical1932

shibui1947

understated1957

the mind > emotion > humility > modesty > [adjective] > modest or unpretentious specifically of things

modest1582

lowly1637

submiss1638

verecundiousa1639

unambitious1713

quiet1768

chastea1797

unassuminga1807

unshowy1838

low-keyed1878

low key1897

a1807 W. Wordsworth Prelude (1959) xii. 456 Those unassuming things, that hold A silent station in this beauteous world.

1838 E. Bulwer-Lytton Alice I. i. v. 41 The expensive, yet unassuming robe de soie.

1896 ‘Iota’ Quaker Grandmother 146 Stopping to hit at the blackened unassuming remains of a dock.

Derivatives

unaˈssumingness n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > humility > modesty > [noun]

simplesse1340

methec1390

simplenessc1400

demurity1483

demureness?1518

modestness1546

modesty1553

unaspiringness1681

unpretendingness1701

unassumingness1768

unostentatiousness1807

unpresumingness1837

unpretentiousness1855

unassertiveness1934

1768 Woman of Honor I. 48 An unassumingness, which was the result of most perfect modesty.

1799 R. Southey in J. W. Robberds Mem. W. Taylor (1843) I. 303 Davy is a surprising young man, and one who, by his unassumingness,..soon conciliates our affections.

1830 G. P. R. James Darnley II. viii. 167 A sort of unassumingness, which seemed to hold his own high qualities as light, silenced much envy.

1876 A. D. Whitney Sights & Insights xii. 124 That unassumingness which is conscious of nothing to assume.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	unassuming
释义	unassumingadj. Brit. /ˌʌnəˈsjuːmɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌənəˈs(j)umɪŋ/ Etymology: un- prefix¹ 4. Free from assumption; unpretentious: a. Of persons. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > humility > modesty > [adjective] simplec1300 measurablec1330 methec1390 murec1390 smallc1405 soleinc1450 timorous1474 modest1561 unbragging1570 unboldened1591 unpresuming1607 bragless1609 unambitious1621 boastless1632 unpompous1656 verecundous1656 sober1659 tender-foreheaded1659 unpragmatical1673 unpretending1681 unpresumptuous1704 unimportant1727 unaspiringa1729 inambitious1729 unassuming1730 unostentatiousa1739 unboastful1744 pretensionless1748 unarrogating1748 uncontending1748 unopinionated1775 unboasting1802 underbearing1802 mousy1812 un-ultra1817 unarrogant1831 low-flying1835 unconceited1838 unpretentious1838 uninflated1861 unvain1863 unbumptious1865 1730 J. Thomson Winter in Seasons 229 See now the cause, Why unassuming Worth in secret liv'd, And dy'd, neglected. 1780 Mirror No. 90 In his manners simple and unassuming. 1839 C. Dickens Nicholas Nickleby xviii. 161 A..very unassuming young woman. 1862 C. S. Calverley Verses & Transl. (ed. 2) 49 Once, an unassuming Freshman Through these wilds I wandered on. b. Of character of manners. ΚΠ 1796 F. Burney Camilla IV. viii. xi. 401 His character [was] unassuming. 1797 H. Lee Canterbury Tales I. 369 The unassuming and simple dignity of Lothaire. 1805 R. Southey in Ann. Rev. 3 570 A gentleman of unassuming talents. 1871 B. Jowett tr. Plato Dialogues III. 109 He..walks about on the sea-shore by his ship in an unassuming way. c. Of things. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > good taste > simplicity > [adjective] plainc1330 simplea1382 neat1453 natural1553 austere1581 bare1583 unintricated1649 severe1665 clever1674 light1740 ungaudy1795 unassuminga1807 inartificial1823 quiet1838 unpretentious1838 unabstract1840 uninvolved1853 penny-plain1854 simplex munditiis1874 unstagy1882 clinical1932 shibui1947 understated1957 the mind > emotion > humility > modesty > [adjective] > modest or unpretentious specifically of things modest1582 lowly1637 submiss1638 verecundiousa1639 unambitious1713 quiet1768 chastea1797 unassuminga1807 unshowy1838 low-keyed1878 low key1897 a1807 W. Wordsworth Prelude (1959) xii. 456 Those unassuming things, that hold A silent station in this beauteous world. 1838 E. Bulwer-Lytton Alice I. i. v. 41 The expensive, yet unassuming robe de soie. 1896 ‘Iota’ Quaker Grandmother 146 Stopping to hit at the blackened unassuming remains of a dock. Derivatives unaˈssumingness n. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > humility > modesty > [noun] simplesse1340 methec1390 simplenessc1400 demurity1483 demureness?1518 modestness1546 modesty1553 unaspiringness1681 unpretendingness1701 unassumingness1768 unostentatiousness1807 unpresumingness1837 unpretentiousness1855 unassertiveness1934 1768 Woman of Honor I. 48 An unassumingness, which was the result of most perfect modesty. 1799 R. Southey in J. W. Robberds Mem. W. Taylor (1843) I. 303 Davy is a surprising young man, and one who, by his unassumingness,..soon conciliates our affections. 1830 G. P. R. James Darnley II. viii. 167 A sort of unassumingness, which seemed to hold his own high qualities as light, silenced much envy. 1876 A. D. Whitney Sights & Insights xii. 124 That unassumingness which is conscious of nothing to assume. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1730
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