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Unpretentious Common

Origin: Latin suffix -ous

Unpretentious has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Adjective
1

lacking pretension or affectation

"an unpretentious country church"

"her quiet unpretentious demeanor"

2

not ostentatious

"his unostentatious office"

"unostentatious elegance"

3

exhibiting restrained good taste

"the room is pleasant and understated"

4

Simple, humble, not pretentious, plain.

Example Sentences
"an unpretentious country church" adjective
"her quiet unpretentious demeanor" adjective
"his unostentatious office" adjective
"unostentatious elegance" adjective
"the room is pleasant and understated" adjective
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Antonyms
pretentious
Rhyming Words
ous lous pous vous sous yous nous tous eous uous ious bous hous pious anous thous chous aneous mucous famous
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