unpretentiousness

Examples

• All

• Such unpretentiousness is a welcome relief.

  Academic text (1992)

• He said, I I make Westerns and I like the unpretentiousness of that, of that of that quality in him.

• In the essay on Barye, Silvestre insists on the artist's simplicity and unpretentiousness, his intelligence and "probity," his unaffected openness, his modesty, and integrity.

  Academic text (2006)

• The restaurant is known for its unpretentiousness, serving simple, delicious food in a casual setting.

• People appreciate his unpretentiousness, as he often shares his knowledge without any sense of superiority.

Synonyms

S

simplicity

vsunpretentiousness

12 2.8

Being natural and genuine without trying to impress others

stresses lack of pretension and behaving without affectation

N

naturalness

vsunpretentiousness

1 3.9

Being genuine and not showing forced or fake feelings

adds emphasis on simplicity and absence of pretensions

P

plainness

vsunpretentiousness

1 3.5

Being simple and without decoration

highlights natural simplicity and absence of pretension rather than ornament

A

artlessness

vsunpretentiousness

1 6.8

Being simple and honest without trying to seem clever

focuses more on plain natural style than moral innocence

U

unassumingness

vsunpretentiousness

7.9

Being modest and not showing off

centers on simple natural style rather than personal humility

S

simpleness

vsunpretentiousness

2.3

A quality that is plain and without decoration

is broader, focusing on natural behaviour and lack of affectation

M

modestness

vsunpretentiousness

3.7

Being humble and not showing pride in yourself

relates to simple naturalness rather than primarily to humility

Antonyms

P

pretentiousness

• Offensive

2 7.7

Acting like you are more important or more educated than you really are

How Pretentious

ostentation

3 8.5

affectation

11 8.6

unpretentiousness

6.8

simplicity

12 2.8

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology