Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unpretentious

/ˌʌnpɹəˈtɛnʃəs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.59 in modern English

Syllables
un-pre-ten-tious
IPA
/ˌʌnpɹəˈtɛnʃəs/
15
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Simple, humble, not pretentious, plain.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English pretentious English unpretentious From un- + pretentious.

Inflected Forms

more unpretentious (comparative) most unpretentious (superlative)

Derived Forms

unpretentiously unpretentiousness

Synonyms

humble unostentatious unpretending understated

Antonyms

pretentious

Rhymes With

contentious conscientious pretentious tendentious

Questions

How do you pronounce unpretentious?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌʌnpɹəˈtɛnʃəs/.
What does unpretentious mean?
Simple, humble, not pretentious, plain.
Where does unpretentious come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English pretentious English unpretentious From un- + pretentious.

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