Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The character or state of being unpretentious; unassumingness; modesty.
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- noun The state or condition of being
unpretentious .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the quality of being natural and without pretensions
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Examples
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It functioned as a religious establishment, royal burial ground, oratory, confessional, library, school, university, basilica and palace, the residential portion of which is notable for its modesty and unpretentiousness.
El Escorial 2009
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Highly aware of his coastal elite status, he picks a down-home southern restaurant and praises its unpretentiousness.
Charlie Alderman: Barack on Local TV in 2001 (VIDEO): Reviewing Restaurant, Bewitching Audience Charlie Alderman 2010
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Highly aware of his coastal elite status, he picks a down-home southern restaurant and praises its unpretentiousness.
Charlie Alderman: Barack on Local TV in 2001 (VIDEO): Reviewing Restaurant, Bewitching Audience Charlie Alderman 2010
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Something about animals and their unpretentiousness (?) is priceless.
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Highly aware of his coastal elite status, he picks a down-home southern restaurant and praises its unpretentiousness.
Charlie Alderman: Barack on Local TV in 2001 (VIDEO): Reviewing Restaurant, Bewitching Audience Charlie Alderman 2010
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It functioned as a religious establishment, royal burial ground, oratory, confessional, library, school, university, basilica and palace, the residential portion of which is notable for its modesty and unpretentiousness.
Archive 2009-05-01 2009
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One thing that I like about the one-liters especially the ones with crown caps, is that they emit an aura of unpretentiousness.
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This unpretentiousness has made Emin a national symbol.
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Sir, when I grow up, I want to be just like you*: the ease, the professionalism, the honestly, the unpretentiousness, the complexity, the graciousness, the joy.
and the white girls dancing cristalia 2009
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Highly aware of his coastal elite status, he picks a down-home southern restaurant and praises its unpretentiousness.
Charlie Alderman: Barack on Local TV in 2001 (VIDEO): Reviewing Restaurant, Bewitching Audience Charlie Alderman 2010
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