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unassuming

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un⋅as⋅sum⋅ing

  [uhn-uh-soo-ming]
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–adjective
modest; unpretentious.
Origin:
1720–30; un- 1 + assuming

Related forms:
un⋅as⋅sum⋅ing⋅ly, adverb
un⋅as⋅sum⋅ing⋅ness, noun
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un·as·sum·ing   (ŭn'ə-sōō'mĭng)   
adj.  Exhibiting no pretensions, boastfulness, or ostentation; modest.
un'as·sum'ing·ly adv.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

unassuming 
"unpretentious," 1726, from un- (1) "not" + inf. of assume.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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