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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 does unostentatious mean?

   • They lived unostentatious lives of contemplation and service. What is the pronunciation of unostentatious? Click on the arrows to change the translation direction. UNOSTENTATIOUS meaning: 1. not obviously showing your money, possessions, or power in an attempt to make other people….

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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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   What are some examples of unostentatious living in a small town?

   • They are very wealthy, but live relatively unostentatiously in a small town. She always dressed unostentatiously, often in black. He was unostentatiously dressed, considering his background. His later years were lived almost as plainly and unostentatiously as those he had spent working as a miner.

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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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   The meaning of UNOSTENTATIOUS is not excessively or pretentiously showy or flamboyant : quiet and restrained in taste : not ostentatious. How to use unostentatious in a sentence.

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   Definitions of unostentatious. adjective. not ostentatious. “his unostentatious office”. “ unostentatious elegance”. synonyms: unpretending, unpretentious. quiet, restrained. not showy or obtrusive. see more.

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   3 days ago · unostentatious in British English. (ˌʌnɒstənˈteɪʃəs ) adjective. 1. (of a thing) exhibiting restrained good taste. The unostentatious house felt a happy one. 2. (of a person) not wanting to impress people with one's wealth or importance. Collins English Dictionary.

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   unostentatious. adjective. us / ˌʌn.ɑː.stənˈteɪ.ʃəs / uk / ˌʌn.ɒs.tenˈteɪ.ʃəs /. Add to word list 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.

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   adverb. approving uk / ʌnˌɒs.tenˈteɪ.ʃəs.li / us / ʌnˌɑː.stənˈteɪ.ʃəs.li / Add to word list. in a way that does not obviously show your money, possessions, or power, because you are not interested in making other people notice or admire you: They are very wealthy, but live relatively unostentatiously in a small town.

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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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   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.