un pretentious

un·pre·ten·tious

[uhn-pri-ten-shuhs]
adjective
not pretentious; modest; without ostentatious display; plain: his unpretentious demeanor; an unpretentious summer resort.

Origin:
1855–60; un-1 + pretentious

un·pre·ten·tious·ly, adverb
un·pre·ten·tious·ness, noun


humble, unpretending, plain, open, easy.
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unpretentious (ˌʌnprɪˈtɛnʃəs) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
not making claim to distinction or importance undeservedly

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Un pretentious is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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Word Origin & History

unpretentious
1859, from un- (1) "not" + pretentious.
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