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I'm direct, I'm unpretentious and I'm pretty dogged, and I hope I've got a capacity to laugh at myself and not take myself too seriously.
John Howard

Meaning of "unpretentious" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF UNPRETENTIOUS

unpretentious  [ˌʌnprɪˈtɛnʃəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UNPRETENTIOUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Unpretentious is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES UNPRETENTIOUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of unpretentious in the English dictionary

The definition of unpretentious in the dictionary is not making claim to distinction or importance undeservedly.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UNPRETENTIOUS


abstentious
əbˈstɛnʃəs
conscientious
ˌkɒnʃɪˈɛnʃəs
conscious
ˈkɒnʃəs
contentious
kənˈtɛnʃəs
cost-conscious
ˈkɒstkɒnʃəs
dissentious
dɪˈsɛnʃəs
fashion-conscious
ˌfæʃ ənˈkɒnʃəs
health-conscious
ˈhɛlθkɒnʃəs
image-conscious
ˈɪmɪdʒkɒnʃəs
licentious
laɪˈsɛnʃəs
pretentious
prɪˈtɛnʃəs
Prudentius
pruːˈdɛnʃəs
safety-conscious
ˈseɪftɪˌkɒnʃəs
semiconscious
ˌsɛmɪˈkɒnʃəs
sententious
sɛnˈtɛnʃəs
subconscious
sʌbˈkɒnʃəs
tendentious
tɛnˈdɛnʃəs
unconscientious
ˌʌnˌkɒnʃɪˈɛnʃəs
unconscious
ʌnˈkɒnʃəs
uncontentious
ˌʌnkənˈtɛnʃəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UNPRETENTIOUS

unpreparedly
unpreparedness
unprepossessed
unprepossessing
unprescribed
unpresentable
unpressed
unpressured
unpressurised
unpressurized
unpresuming
unpresumptuous
unpretending
unpretendingly
unpretentiously
unprettiness
unpretty
unprevailing
unpreventable
unprevented

WORDS THAT END LIKE UNPRETENTIOUS

adventitious
ambitious
captious
cautious
delicious
expeditious
facetious
factitious
fictitious
flirtatious
infectious
nutritious
ostentatious
rambunctious
repetitious
scrumptious
superstitious
surreptitious
tortious
unambitious
vexatious

Synonyms and antonyms of unpretentious in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «UNPRETENTIOUS»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «unpretentious» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of unpretentious

Translation of «unpretentious» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UNPRETENTIOUS

Find out the translation of unpretentious to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of unpretentious from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «unpretentious» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

朴实无华的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sin pretensiones
570 millions of speakers

English

unpretentious
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सरल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

متواضع
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

неприхотливы
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

despretensioso
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিনয়ী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sans prétention
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bersahaja
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

schlicht
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

気取らない
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

가식적이지 않은
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Unpretentious
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

khiêm nhượng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

எளிமையாகவும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

नम्र
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

iddiasız
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

senza pretese
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

bezpretensjonalny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

невибагливі
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

modest
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ανεπιτήδευτη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

pretensieloos
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

anspråkslös
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

upretensiøs
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of unpretentious

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UNPRETENTIOUS»

The term «unpretentious» is quite widely used and occupies the 28.185 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «UNPRETENTIOUS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «unpretentious» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «unpretentious» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about unpretentious

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4 QUOTES WITH «UNPRETENTIOUS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word unpretentious.
1
Georg Baselitz
I don't like things that can be reproduced. Wood isn't important in itself but rather in the fact that objects made in it are unique, simple, unpretentious.
2
John Howard
I'm direct, I'm unpretentious and I'm pretty dogged, and I hope I've got a capacity to laugh at myself and not take myself too seriously.
3
Jon Landau
The early Stones were adolescent rockers. They were self-conscious in an obvious and unpretentious way. And they were committed to a musical style that needed no justification because it came so naturally to them. As they grew musically the mere repetition of old rock and blues tunes became increasingly less satisfying.
4
Jacques Pepin
I taped my first series for PBS in 1982 at WJCT-TV in Jacksonville, Florida. The show, called 'Everyday Cooking with Jacques Pepin,' was about saving time and money in the kitchen - and it was a celebration of simple and unpretentious food.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNPRETENTIOUS»

Discover the use of unpretentious in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to unpretentious and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
An Unpretentious Butterfly: A Memoir
As I write in the introduction of my book "I belonged nowhere. I belong everywhere. The world was my oyster!" Born in Romania in the small city of Temesvar, I had a happy, comfortable childhood. Not for long.
‎2011
2
Bitten: Unpretentious Recipes from a Food Blogger
Also included is a useful Meals for a Month guide that takes the guesswork out of the eternal question 'What should I cook tonight?' Each dish in this nifty guide is complemented with a wine suggestion to help round off the perfect meal.
Sarah Graham, 2012
3
Thoughts of a Unpretentious Man
R. Polland. Thoughts of a Unpretentious Man R Polland Thoughts of a Unpretentious Man (A series of short stories. Front Cover.
R. Polland, 2008
4
The Unpretentious Philosopher
In 1775, industrial chemist Louis-Guillaume de La Follie wrote The Unpretentious Philosopher, in which an inhabitant of Mercury who employs a spaceship powered by electricity to undertake a voyage of exploration to Earth, becomes stranded ...
Louis-Guillaume La Follie, Brian Stableford, 2012
5
Unpretentious Verses, a Book of Poems
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John Thurlow Kommer, 2010
6
LIFE
Unpretentious. Prima. Donna. CLOSE-UP BEVERLY SILLS "Opera is a wonderful opportunity to be someone else for three hours of a night; it's good to take on someone else's tsuris" says Beverly Sills, shown here being Queen Shemaka in ...
7
The Parables of Jesus: A Guide to Understanding and Applying ...
He heard it all, but He didn't try to justify Himself—He allowed Himself to be crucified in weakness. The Resemblance of Greatness Unpretentious Why didJesus select a child to illustrate His point about greatness? Because there are certain ...
R. T. Kendall, 2008
8
Explorer's Guide Louisiana (Explorer's Complete)
A vital state of beautiful shores, natural bayous, vibrant history, unpretentious people, and amazing food and music culture, Louisiana’s attractions are limitless.
Cynthia Campbell, 2012
9
From Good Schools to Great Schools: What Their Principals Do ...
... an excuse: Ms. C: It wasn't my fault. When the superintendent said it had to go, it went. We relate evidence for compelling modesty among our highly successful principals, beginning with Mr. Unpretentious and Bay View Elementary School.
Susan P. Gray, William A. Streshly, 2008
10
Rebels: Youth and the Cold War Origins of Identity
Indulginghere in asentimentalandnostalgicdiscussion of Huck Finn's world, Trilling only hints softly that today such ''unpretentious truth'' may no longer be affordable. By contrast, in the essays that precede it in The Liberal Imagination, such ...
Leerom Medovoi, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNPRETENTIOUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term unpretentious is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Do You Have A Mellow Music Brain Or An Intense One?
In contrast, people who scored high on systemizing liked intense music, but disliked mellow and unpretentious musical styles. Researchers note that these ... «Popular Science, Jul 15»
2
Les Parapluies de Cherbourg, review: 'fresh and unpretentious
What he produced here remains something of fresh and unpretentious elegance, light in touch but warm in emotion, far outclassing anything cooked up by his ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
3
Louis Oosthuizen: just your unpretentious British Open ex-champion
He didn't like his two given names and nobody could pronounce his last name. Louis Oosthuizen needed to do something spectacular to put himself on the map. «Los Angeles Times, Jul 15»
4
Built to Spill as unpretentious as ever on SoCal swing
Doug Martsch of Built to Spill performs during the first of three nights at the Troubadour in West Hollywood on Monday. PHILIP COSORES , CONTRIBUTING ... «OCRegister, Jul 15»
5
'Unpretentious' Vegas Mogul Kirk Kerkorian Dead at 98
The reserved, unpretentious Kerkorian spent much of his life trying to stay out of the spotlight and rarely gave interviews. He called himself a "small-town boy ... «Newser, Jun 15»
6
Generosity overcomes terrorism in unpretentious 'Come From Away'
Terrorists make the covers of newspapers while those who selflessly give comfort and support in times of crisis are usually relegated to the back pages. «Los Angeles Times, Jun 15»
7
Tributes for Phillip Toyne: the unpretentious visionary and the great …
Former Greens leader Bob Brown remembers a conversation in front of a bulldozer blade as the sunshine peeped through the mist in Tasmania's Lemonthyme ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jun 15»
8
A club for all mankind: Sampling the Valley's best unpretentious hangs
CARLOS'N CHARLIE'S Ever since LGBT-themed burger bar Hamburger Mary's closed in the early '00s, we've been waxing nostalgic for a kitschy, tropical ... «Las Vegas Weekly, May 15»
9
Injuries catch up with Unpretentious
Cranbourne trainer Nikki Burke admits it's a sad day after announcing the retirement of her talented sprinter Unpretentious. Burke says Unpretentious is the best ... «Racing.com, May 15»
10
LOBSTER TRAPP -- Unpretentious Perfection
A quick five-minute drive from The Tryall Club and we are at Lobster Trapp for lunch. We had called ahead of time since one must make reservations to dine. «Jamaica Observer, Apr 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Unpretentious [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/unpretentious>. May 2024 ».
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