Synonyms for unpretentiousness

Grammar : Noun

Spell : uhn-pri-ten-shuhs

Phonetic Transcription : ˌʌn prɪˈtɛn ʃəs

Définition of unpretentiousness

Origin : 1859, from un- (1) "not" + pretentious. Related: Unpretentiously; unpretentiousness.

noun modesty

Example sentences :

The beauty of this brief phrase is enhanced by its unpretentiousness.
Extract from : « The Complete Opera Book » by Gustav Kobb

It is the simplicity, the unpretentiousness of the title that for me gives it a value.
Extract from : « Poor Relations » by Compton Mackenzie

The feature of child-nature which forms the special point of comparison is its unpretentiousness.
Extract from : « The Child in the Midst » by Mary Schauffler Labaree

His 220 sketches have the ordinary Russian merit of fidelity in detail and unpretentiousness of style.
Extract from : « The Spirit of the Ghetto » by Hutchins Hapgood

Nothing could exceed the quite gravity and unpretentiousness of the little cavalcade.
Extract from : « The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 12, No. 72, October, 1863 » by Various

In the Valkyrie this unpretentiousness, so to speak, is always present, and the music gains proportionately in impressiveness.
Extract from : « Richard Wagner » by John F. Runciman

Nothing could exceed the quiet gravity and unpretentiousness of the little cavalcade.
Extract from : « Legends and Tales » by Bret Harte

What is particularly striking about it is at once its compactness, completeness, and unpretentiousness.
Extract from : « A Week's Tramp in Dickens-Land » by William R. Hughes

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