unostentatiousadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnɒstɛnˈteɪʃəs/,

/(ˌ)ʌnɒst(ə)nˈteɪʃəs/, U.S.

/ˌənˌɑst(ə)nˈteɪʃəs/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, ostentatious adj.

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + ostentatious adj.

Not ostentatious; modest, restrained, or understated in manner or style.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > humility > modesty > [adjective]

simplec1300

measurablec1330

methec1390

murec1390

smallc1405

soleinc1450

timorous1474

modest1561

unbragging1570

unboldened1591

unpresuming1607

bragless1609

unambitious1621

boastless1632

unpompous1656

verecundous1656

sober1659

tender-foreheaded1659

unpragmatical1673

unpretending1681

unpresumptuous1704

unimportant1727

unaspiringa1729

inambitious1729

unassuming1730

unostentatiousa1739

unboastful1744

pretensionless1748

unarrogating1748

uncontending1748

unopinionated1775

unboasting1802

underbearing1802

mousy1812

un-ultra1817

unarrogant1831

low-flying1835

unconceited1838

unpretentious1838

uninflated1861

unvain1863

unbumptious1865

a1739 C. Jarvis tr. M. de Cervantes Don Quixote (1742) I. Author's Pref. sig. n3 Sweet reader, you will discern..in so sincere and unostentatious a manner, the history of the famous Don Quixote de la Mancha [Sp. en el cual verás, lector suave,..el alivio tuyo en hallar tan sincera y tan sin revueltas la historia del famoso don Quijote de la Mancha].

1747 G. West Resurrect. 355 The simple, unaffected, unornamental and unostentatious Manner, in which they deliver Truths so important.

1782 V. Knox Ess. (new ed.) I. iii. 15 They induce idleness..not to neglect the reality as attainable only by a painful and unostentatious application.

1825 W. Scott Betrothed xi, in Tales Crusaders I. 203 Hugo de Lacy was, on most occasions, plain and unostentatious.

1874 J. R. Green Short Hist. Eng. People vii. §1. 347 His personal habits were simple and unostentatious.

1926 S. T. Warner Lolly Willowes i. 24 Everything about him..betokened an integrity of good taste and good sense, unostentatious, haughty, and discriminating.

1979 N. Slater Falcon ii. 27 The splendid sobriety of his dress..was conspicuously unostentatious.

2005 Swami Adiswarananda Spiritual Quest & Way of Yoga xi. 198 Unostentatious dress deflects the gaze of the worldly minded.

Derivatives

unostenˈtatiousness n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > humility > modesty > [noun]

simplesse1340

methec1390

simplenessc1400

demurity1483

demureness?1518

modestness1546

modesty1553

unaspiringness1681

unpretendingness1701

unassumingness1768

unostentatiousness1807

unpresumingness1837

unpretentiousness1855

unassertiveness1934

1807 R. Renny Hist. Jamaica ii. viii. 213 The unostentatiousness of their dress, houses, and manners, forms a striking, and a pleasing contrast.

1901 Chambers's Jrnl. Apr. 234/2 A pattern of unostentatiousness.

1990 G. Will Suddenly iii. ii. 150 The Bushes..are quite traditional in their ostentatious unostentatiousness.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	unostentatious
释义	unostentatiousadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnɒstɛnˈteɪʃəs/, /(ˌ)ʌnɒst(ə)nˈteɪʃəs/, U.S. /ˌənˌɑst(ə)nˈteɪʃəs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, ostentatious adj. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + ostentatious adj. Not ostentatious; modest, restrained, or understated in manner or style. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > humility > modesty > [adjective] simplec1300 measurablec1330 methec1390 murec1390 smallc1405 soleinc1450 timorous1474 modest1561 unbragging1570 unboldened1591 unpresuming1607 bragless1609 unambitious1621 boastless1632 unpompous1656 verecundous1656 sober1659 tender-foreheaded1659 unpragmatical1673 unpretending1681 unpresumptuous1704 unimportant1727 unaspiringa1729 inambitious1729 unassuming1730 unostentatiousa1739 unboastful1744 pretensionless1748 unarrogating1748 uncontending1748 unopinionated1775 unboasting1802 underbearing1802 mousy1812 un-ultra1817 unarrogant1831 low-flying1835 unconceited1838 unpretentious1838 uninflated1861 unvain1863 unbumptious1865 a1739 C. Jarvis tr. M. de Cervantes Don Quixote (1742) I. Author's Pref. sig. n3 Sweet reader, you will discern..in so sincere and unostentatious a manner, the history of the famous Don Quixote de la Mancha [Sp. en el cual verás, lector suave,..el alivio tuyo en hallar tan sincera y tan sin revueltas la historia del famoso don Quijote de la Mancha]. 1747 G. West Resurrect. 355 The simple, unaffected, unornamental and unostentatious Manner, in which they deliver Truths so important. 1782 V. Knox Ess. (new ed.) I. iii. 15 They induce idleness..not to neglect the reality as attainable only by a painful and unostentatious application. 1825 W. Scott Betrothed xi, in Tales Crusaders I. 203 Hugo de Lacy was, on most occasions, plain and unostentatious. 1874 J. R. Green Short Hist. Eng. People vii. §1. 347 His personal habits were simple and unostentatious. 1926 S. T. Warner Lolly Willowes i. 24 Everything about him..betokened an integrity of good taste and good sense, unostentatious, haughty, and discriminating. 1979 N. Slater Falcon ii. 27 The splendid sobriety of his dress..was conspicuously unostentatious. 2005 Swami Adiswarananda Spiritual Quest & Way of Yoga xi. 198 Unostentatious dress deflects the gaze of the worldly minded. Derivatives unostenˈtatiousness n. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > humility > modesty > [noun] simplesse1340 methec1390 simplenessc1400 demurity1483 demureness?1518 modestness1546 modesty1553 unaspiringness1681 unpretendingness1701 unassumingness1768 unostentatiousness1807 unpresumingness1837 unpretentiousness1855 unassertiveness1934 1807 R. Renny Hist. Jamaica ii. viii. 213 The unostentatiousness of their dress, houses, and manners, forms a striking, and a pleasing contrast. 1901 Chambers's Jrnl. Apr. 234/2 A pattern of unostentatiousness. 1990 G. Will Suddenly iii. ii. 150 The Bushes..are quite traditional in their ostentatious unostentatiousness. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.a1739
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