low-key
/ləʊˈkiː
/(also low-keyed)
adjective
1Not elaborate, showy, or intensive; modest or restrained: their marriage was a very quiet, low-key affair...
- Burley preached possession but his low-key, modest personality encouraged supporters to give others the credit.
- On the contrary, it was clear that they enjoyed a modest, low-key life-style.
- The celebrations are expected to be modest and low-key, a reflection of the falling economic fortunes of the territory.
Synonyms
restrained, modest, understated, muted, subtle, quiet, low-profile, inconspicuous, unostentatious, unobtrusive, discreet, circumspect, played-down, toned-down, self-effacing, relaxed, downbeat, easy-going, modulated, softened
informal laid-back
1.1 Art & Photography Having a predominance of dark or muted tones: landscape is represented in a low-key palette of blue
- shah
- shahada
- shahadah
- Shah Alam
- shahdom
- shaheed
- shahid
- Shah, Karim Al-Hussain
- Shahn, Ben
- Shah, Reza
- shahtoosh
- shaikh
- Shaitan
- Shaka
- shakable
- shake
- shakeable
- shake a leg
- shake and bake
- shake-and-bake
- shake down
- shakedown
- shake hands (with someone) (or shake someone by the hand or shake someone's hand)
- shake hole
- shaken