adj
Meaning 1
Not ostentatious; simple; unpresuming.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
unostentatious
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adjective
Meaning 2
not ostentatious
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- his unostentatious office
- unostentatious elegance
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: unpretentious, unpretending
Antonyms: ostentatious
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
exhibiting restrained good taste
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the room is pleasant and understated
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: understated, unpretentious
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English ostentatious English unostentatious From un- + ostentatious.