Entry Word: unpretentious

Function: adjective

Meaning: 1 free from any intent to deceive or impress others <a simple and unpretentious speech> — see guileless
2 not excessively showy <lives in a rather unpretentious house for someone so wealthy> — see quiet 2
3 not having or showing any feelings of superiority, self-assertiveness, or showiness <the unpretentious disposition of an award-winning scientist who has nothing to prove to anyone> — see humble 1