unpretentious

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unpretentious

/ˌʌnpɹəˈtɛnʃəs/

adjective more unpretentious · most unpretentious

Simple, humble, not pretentious, plain. 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.
Similar: humble

Opposite: pretentious

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adj not pretentious

中文	樸實無華的 /朴实无华的 pǔshí wúhuá de
Português	despretensioso
Deutsch	unprätentiös
Русский	неприхотли́вый neprixotlívyj

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@misc{unpretentious_2026,
  title = {unpretentious},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/unpretentious},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}