unpretentious

English

Etymology

From un- + pretentious.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌʌnpɹəˈtɛnʃəs/

Adjective

unpretentious (comparative more unpretentious, superlative most unpretentious)

  1. Simple, humble, not pretentious, plain.
    • 2021 December 29, Stephen Roberts, “Stories and facts behind railway plaques: Cheltenham (1928)”, in RAIL, number 947, page 60:
      Cheltenham Spa station had opened in June 1840 as Cheltenham, being renamed Cheltenham Spa (Lansdown) in February 1925 and taking on its modern name of Cheltenham Spa in January 1948 - an oddity in itself as its town is plain, unpretentious Cheltenham.

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