adj
Meaning 1
unassuming, unpretentious, real, genuine
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
unpretending
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rhymes with -ɛndɪŋ
adj
Meaning 2
unobtrusive, unremarkable, sedate, inconspicuous
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Antonyms: none provided
adjective
Meaning 3
not ostentatious
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- his unostentatious office
- unostentatious elegance
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: unostentatious, 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 pretending English unpretending From un- + pretending.
Across languages
Translations
1 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Gothic: 𐌿𐌽𐌷𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐍂𐍅𐌴𐌹𐍃 (unhindarweis) — unpretentious, real, genuine