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   Un·os·ten·ta·tious

   /ˌənˌäst(ə)nˈtāSHəs/

   

   adjective

   • 1. not ostentatious: "he was generous in a quiet, unostentatious way"

   Derivatives

   • 1. unostentatiously adverb
   • 2. unostentatiousness noun

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   What is the meaning of the word unostentatious?

   • Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word unostentatious. Not ostentatious; simple; unpresuming. un-os-ten-tā′shus, adj. not ostentatious or showy.— adv. Unostentā′tiously .— n. Unostentā′tiousness. How to pronounce unostentatious? How to say unostentatious in sign language?

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   What does not ostentatious mean?

   • Also found in: Thesaurus. Not ostentatious; unpretentious: an unostentatious office. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

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   When was unostentatious first used?

   • The earliest known use of the adjective unostentatious is in the mid 1700s. OED's earliest evidence for unostentatious is from before 1739, in the writing of Charles Jarvis, portrait painter and translator. unostentatious is formed within English, by derivation.

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   What are some examples of unostentatious life?

   • The garden has a fountain with a simple, unostentatious carving of a swan. There's an unostentatious seriousness about her. The clothes I wore ranged from very unostentatious to garishly bright. They lived unostentatious lives of contemplation and service.

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   adjective. us / ˌʌn.ɑː.stənˈteɪ.ʃəs / uk / ˌʌn.ɒs.tenˈteɪ.ʃəs / Add to word list. not obviously showing your money, possessions, or power in an attempt to make other people notice and admire you: She lives in a large but unostentatious house. The bistro is simple and unostentatious, with red checkered tablecloths on the tables. Fewer examples.

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   What does the adjective unostentatious mean? There is one meaning in OED's entry for the adjective unostentatious . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.

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   Define unostentatious. unostentatious synonyms, unostentatious pronunciation, unostentatious translation, English dictionary definition of unostentatious. adj. Not ostentatious; unpretentious: an unostentatious office. un·os′ten·ta′tious·ly adv. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth...

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   May 14, 2023 · unostentatious (comparative more unostentatious, superlative most unostentatious) Not ostentatious; simple; unpresuming.

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   Definition. not ostentatious or pretentious. the modest home of a family who lived off the land. Synonyms. simple, homely, small, ordinary, plain, humble, low-cost, inexpensive, unpretentious, unostentatious, unimposing. in the sense of ordinary. Definition. not special or different in any way. My life seems pretty ordinary compared to yours.