unpretentiousadj.

Brit.

/ˌʌnprᵻˈtɛnʃəs/, U.S.

/ˌənprəˈtɛn(t)ʃəs/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, pretentious adj.

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + pretentious adj.

Not pretentious; free from pretension or affectation; modest, humble, unassuming.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > unaffectedness or naturalness > [adjective]

natural1553

unaffecting1602

inartificial1665

unaffected1677

real1747

unpedantic1782

unpretentious1838

untheatric1858

unselfconscious1866

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]

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

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > plainness > [adjective] > natural

unaffected1598

unpretentious1887

1838 N.-Y. Mirror 8 Dec. 188/3 The countenance of Broadway..had, in a manner, grown hearty and unpretentious.

1859 E. Fitzgerald in C. K. Shorter Borrow & His Circle (1913) 359 They are all perfectly quiet, sensible, and unpretentious girls.

1887 Spectator 26 Mar. 422/2 The story is quite simple and unpretentious.

1923 National Geographic Mag. Jan. 5/1 The unpretentious villages, built of sun-baked bricks, acquire an aspect more miserable than before.

1968 ‘R. Amberley’ Incitement to Murder i. 18 The wine..was not an appellation contrôlée, or even a vin de qualité supérieure; it was..an unpretentious local wine.

2009 N.Y. Mag. 9 Mar. 16/1 The unpretentious, beer-drinking Dolan was all man-hugs and wisecracks.

Derivatives

unpreˈtentiously adv.

ΘΚΠ

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

lowlyc1350

demurelyc1400

lowlily1415

simplyc1430

murely1474

littlya1500

modestly1569

unpretendingly1701

unambitiously1746

meeverly1757

unpresumptuously1758

unostentatiously1771

unconceitedly1812

unpretentiously1852

unassertively1981

1852 Hogg's Instructor New Ser. 9 223/2 Maginn's ‘Homeric Ballads’, as his very talented renderings were unpretentiously called.

1863 ‘G. Eliot’ Romola I. ix. 160 He wore that fortune..easily and unpretentiously.

2012 Time Out N.Y. 12 Jan. 67/2 Hard-gigging Country Mice dabble in unpretentiously poetic, twang-soaked country-pop.

unpreˈtentiousness n.

ΘΚΠ

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

simplesse1340

methec1390

simplenessc1400

demurity1483

demureness?1518

modestness1546

modesty1553

unaspiringness1681

unpretendingness1701

unassumingness1768

unostentatiousness1807

unpresumingness1837

unpretentiousness1855

unassertiveness1934

1855 Dundee Courier 13 June The unpretentiousness of Dr Tulloch meets us in the preface.

2000 N.Y. Times 12 Nov. iv. 3/2 Florida..is a state knit together by a skepticism of government, a live-and-let-live outlook and a marvelous unpretentiousness.

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

单词	unpretentious
释义	unpretentiousadj. Brit. /ˌʌnprᵻˈtɛnʃəs/, U.S. /ˌənprəˈtɛn(t)ʃəs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, pretentious adj. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + pretentious adj. Not pretentious; free from pretension or affectation; modest, humble, unassuming. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > unaffectedness or naturalness > [adjective] natural1553 unaffecting1602 inartificial1665 unaffected1677 real1747 unpedantic1782 unpretentious1838 untheatric1858 unselfconscious1866 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] 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 society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > plainness > [adjective] > natural unaffected1598 unpretentious1887 1838 N.-Y. Mirror 8 Dec. 188/3 The countenance of Broadway..had, in a manner, grown hearty and unpretentious. 1859 E. Fitzgerald in C. K. Shorter Borrow & His Circle (1913) 359 They are all perfectly quiet, sensible, and unpretentious girls. 1887 Spectator 26 Mar. 422/2 The story is quite simple and unpretentious. 1923 National Geographic Mag. Jan. 5/1 The unpretentious villages, built of sun-baked bricks, acquire an aspect more miserable than before. 1968 ‘R. Amberley’ Incitement to Murder i. 18 The wine..was not an appellation contrôlée, or even a vin de qualité supérieure; it was..an unpretentious local wine. 2009 N.Y. Mag. 9 Mar. 16/1 The unpretentious, beer-drinking Dolan was all man-hugs and wisecracks. Derivatives unpreˈtentiously adv. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > humility > modesty > [adverb] lowlyc1350 demurelyc1400 lowlily1415 simplyc1430 murely1474 littlya1500 modestly1569 unpretendingly1701 unambitiously1746 meeverly1757 unpresumptuously1758 unostentatiously1771 unconceitedly1812 unpretentiously1852 unassertively1981 1852 Hogg's Instructor New Ser. 9 223/2 Maginn's ‘Homeric Ballads’, as his very talented renderings were unpretentiously called. 1863 ‘G. Eliot’ Romola I. ix. 160 He wore that fortune..easily and unpretentiously. 2012 Time Out N.Y. 12 Jan. 67/2 Hard-gigging Country Mice dabble in unpretentiously poetic, twang-soaked country-pop. unpreˈtentiousness n. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > humility > modesty > [noun] simplesse1340 methec1390 simplenessc1400 demurity1483 demureness?1518 modestness1546 modesty1553 unaspiringness1681 unpretendingness1701 unassumingness1768 unostentatiousness1807 unpresumingness1837 unpretentiousness1855 unassertiveness1934 1855 Dundee Courier 13 June The unpretentiousness of Dr Tulloch meets us in the preface. 2000 N.Y. Times 12 Nov. iv. 3/2 Florida..is a state knit together by a skepticism of government, a live-and-let-live outlook and a marvelous unpretentiousness. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1838
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