unpretendingnessn.

Brit.

/ˌʌnprᵻˈtɛndɪŋnᵻs/, U.S.

/ˌənprəˈtɛndɪŋnᵻs/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: unpretending adj., -ness suffix.

Etymology: < unpretending adj. + -ness suffix.

Now rare.

Lack of pretension; unassumingness.

ΘΚΠ

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

simplesse1340

methec1390

simplenessc1400

demurity1483

demureness?1518

modestness1546

modesty1553

unaspiringness1681

unpretendingness1701

unassumingness1768

unostentatiousness1807

unpresumingness1837

unpretentiousness1855

unassertiveness1934

1701 J. Collier tr. Marcus Aurelius Conversat. vi. 95 Imitate him in..the Modesty and Unpretendingness of his Behaviour [L. comitatem, gloriae inanis contemptum; Gk. καὶ τὸ μειλίχιον καὶ τὸ ἀκενόδοξον].

1768 Woman of Honor III. 254 There was in her..so sweet an unpretendingness..as astonished and captivated me.

1832 S. Austin tr. H. L. H. von Pückler-Muskau Tour German Prince III. xi. 315 She is goodness, cordiality, and unpretendingness itself.

1863 C. C. Clarke Shakespeare-characters xvii. 427 One of the most agreeable [scenes] in the whole play, by reason of its familiar domestic unpretendingness.

1940 Times Lit. Suppl. 1 June 264/2 His wife's biography, attractive in its straightforwardness and unpretendingness.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	unpretendingness
释义	unpretendingnessn. Brit. /ˌʌnprᵻˈtɛndɪŋnᵻs/, U.S. /ˌənprəˈtɛndɪŋnᵻs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: unpretending adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < unpretending adj. + -ness suffix. Now rare. Lack of pretension; unassumingness. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > humility > modesty > [noun] simplesse1340 methec1390 simplenessc1400 demurity1483 demureness?1518 modestness1546 modesty1553 unaspiringness1681 unpretendingness1701 unassumingness1768 unostentatiousness1807 unpresumingness1837 unpretentiousness1855 unassertiveness1934 1701 J. Collier tr. Marcus Aurelius Conversat. vi. 95 Imitate him in..the Modesty and Unpretendingness of his Behaviour [L. comitatem, gloriae inanis contemptum; Gk. καὶ τὸ μειλίχιον καὶ τὸ ἀκενόδοξον]. 1768 Woman of Honor III. 254 There was in her..so sweet an unpretendingness..as astonished and captivated me. 1832 S. Austin tr. H. L. H. von Pückler-Muskau Tour German Prince III. xi. 315 She is goodness, cordiality, and unpretendingness itself. 1863 C. C. Clarke Shakespeare-characters xvii. 427 One of the most agreeable [scenes] in the whole play, by reason of its familiar domestic unpretendingness. 1940 Times Lit. Suppl. 1 June 264/2 His wife's biography, attractive in its straightforwardness and unpretendingness. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1701
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