unpretending

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

English

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

From un- +‎ pretending.

Pronunciation

[edit]

Adjective

[edit]

unpretending (comparative more unpretending, superlative most unpretending)

  1. unpretentious, real, genuine
    • 1852 March – 1853 September, Charles Dickens, Bleak House, London: Bradbury and Evans, [], published 1853, →OCLC:
      Perhaps our wedding might even be as unpretending as her own, and I might not find it necessary to say anything about it until it was over.

Derived terms

[edit]

Translations

[edit]