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Definition of unpretentious adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

unpretentious

adjective
 
/ˌʌnprɪˈtenʃəs/
 
/ˌʌnprɪˈtenʃəs/
(approving)
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  1. not trying to appear more special, intelligent, important, etc. than you really are/it really is
    • He was a friendly and unpretentious man.
    • His family are unpretentious country folk.
    • The hotel is modern and unpretentious.
    opposite pretentious
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