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unassuming

[ uhn-uh-soo-ming ]

adjective

  1. modest; unpretentious.


unassuming

/ ˌʌəˈːɪŋ /

adjective

  1. modest or unpretentious
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌܲԲˈܳԲ, adverb
  • ˌܲԲˈܳԲԱ, noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of unassuming1

First recorded in 1720–30; un- 1 + assuming
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Example Sentences

Several coaches who have worked with him have described to BBC Sport a mercurial forward who can be "introverted" - a quiet, unassuming young man off the pitch who transforms into the main attraction on it.

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These unassuming, briny odds and ends don’t demand the spotlight.

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“During Bob’s set, I was stageside, standing next to George Harrison, who was quietly unassuming. Bob and the audience were connecting so deeply that it was like a form of communion,” Wolf writes.

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An elaborate mirrored tent sits on an unassuming patch of land just across Rivers Lake from SoFi Stadium.

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Since its premiere at the Venice Film Festival last year, “I’m Still Here” has accrued critical praise for Torres’ unassuming performance grounded in internalized grief.

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