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Synonyms for unobtrusiveness


Grammar : Noun
Spell : uhn-uh b-troo-siv
Phonetic Transcription : ˌʌn əbˈtru sɪv

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Définition of unobtrusiveness

Origin :
  • from un- (1) + obtrusive. Related: Unobtrusively; unobtrusiveness.
  • As in modesty : noun shyness
  • As in lowliness : noun modesty
  • As in self-effacement : noun modesty
  • As in humility : noun humbleness, modesty
Example sentences :
  • It must be the strongest tint in the room, and yet it must have the unobtrusiveness of strength.
  • Extract from : « Principles of Home Decoration » by Candace Wheeler
  • The freckles were there, too; he saw them in a better light now and decided they were just the right shade of unobtrusiveness.
  • Extract from : « Good References » by E. J. Rath
  • Thus they must retire even behind the furniture by their unobtrusiveness.
  • Extract from : « Principles of Decorative Design » by Christopher Dresser
  • Nellie was a good girl, and I think had a sort of quiet respect for Old Fagg's unobtrusiveness.
  • Extract from : « The Luck of Roaring Camp and Other Tales » by Bret Harte
  • Thorpe's devotion was a thing so complete, so perfect in its unobtrusiveness, that it defeated its own purpose.
  • Extract from : « Kildares of Storm » by Eleanor Mercein Kelly
  • Nellie was a good girl, and I think had a sort of quiet respect for old Fagg's unobtrusiveness.
  • Extract from : « Selected Stories » by Bret Harte
  • Nothing has been more remarkable in her beneficent and self-sacrificing career than its unobtrusiveness.
  • Extract from : « The Life of Florence Nightingale vol. 1 of 2 » by Edward Tyas Cook
  • The buildings of the Tufa Period are easily recognized by the unobtrusiveness of the materials used in their construction.
  • Extract from : « Pompeii, Its Life and Art » by August Mau
  • In every instance, with an unobtrusiveness all his own, Henry Fair had made her pleasure his business.
  • Extract from : « John March, Southerner » by George W. Cable

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