| ADJ | unpretentious | more unpretentious | most unpretentious |
| SYNO | understated | unostentatious | unpretending | ... |
ADJ positive | comparative | superlative
1 translation
To translate another word just start typing!
Usage Examples English
- Journalist Arthur Brisbane, who interviewed Eddy, described the home as "simple and unpretentious".
- He was noted for his unpretentious style and his consensus approach to problem solving.
- The restaurant under Bryant never strayed far from its unpretentious decor, with Formica tables, fluorescent lighting, He was buried in Branchville, Texas.
- Wesley Morris of "The Boston Globe" called the film a "smartly observed, unpretentious, and unconventional comedy of manners".
- Leonard Maltin gives the film three and a half stars, calling it “a most enjoyable, unpretentious picture”.
- The Guardian described the book as extraordinary and yet unpretentious with "carefully weighed prose".
- Chesil Court, an Art Deco block, was home to Frank Pakenham, 7th Earl of Longford and Elizabeth Longford, who had a "wholly unpretentious" flat there.
- In his review of the accompanying album, Joacim Forsén from Aftonbladet positively highlighted Scocco and Jonsson's unpretentious DIY spirit by including the recorded "junk" parts in the show, creating a "unique easy-going after-party atmosphere of unpretentious shots and a playful botanization among genres".
- In many neighbourhoods, small towns and villages, it is common for them to have their own events with relaxed open dining and fun, unpretentious competitions for children.
- The Allmusic review by Jim Todd stated: "this is an unpretentious slice of bebop heaven, particularly attractive to listeners interested in the trumpeter".
- Greaves tenaciously completed the job however, and the large, stately, but relatively unpretentious building was finally opened in 1884.
- Normcore is a unisex fashion trend characterized by unpretentious, average-looking clothing. Normcore fashion includes jeans, t-shirts, sweats, button-downs, and sneakers.
- Its NRHP nomination describes it as "a small and unpretentious brick chapel".
- Robert A. Stein, former dean of U Minnesota Law School, described Pirsig as "an unpretentious man concerned about the welfare of others".
- He was known as an unpretentious and plain-speaking man, and his administration of Ogun State was considered a model at the time and later.
- Mario Balzic is the protagonist, an atypical detective for the genre, a Serbo-Italian American cop, unpretentious, a family man who asks questions and uses more sense than force.
- Stephen Holden of "The New York Times" called "Get Bruce" "Endearing, very funny and utterly unpretentious".
- Aimé-Jules Dalou (31 December 1838 [...] 15 April 1902) was a 19th-century French sculptor, admired for his perceptiveness, execution, and unpretentious realism.
- Recently [...] a local politician whose wish of winning an election was fulfilled, built a structure to cover his originally unpretentious grave.
© dict.cc English-Bulgarian dictionary 2025
Contains translations by TU Chemnitz and Mr Honey's Business Dictionary (German-English only).
Links to this dictionary or to individual translations are very welcome!