the humbleness and lack of pretension of Jordan’s cafepretensionpre‧ten‧sion /prɪˈtenʃən/ noun [countable usually plural, uncountable] 
Lilith resented Adam’s pretensions to superiority. the humbleness and lack of pretension of Jordan’s cafe2a claim to be or do somethingpretension(s) to be something The group don’t have any pretensions to be pop stars.pretension to a large village with pretensions to the status of a small town
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- a neighborhood with middle-class pretensions
- Part of his charm lies in his complete lack of pretension.
- Amy had always had social pretensions.
- Despite the networks' accomplishments and pretensions, even their news departments tend to operate as much along show-business as educational lines.
- His pretensions, it seems, are based on economic advantage.
- However, its high art pretensions are hinted at by the epic tone of its title.
- The rustic music they created has a timeless appeal, both in its deceptive simplicity and total lack of pretension.
- There were no intellectual points to be scored, no intense undergraduate conversations, no pretensions.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY the humbleness and lack of pretension of Jordan’s cafe The group don’t have any pretensions to be pop stars.
1an attempt to seem more important, more intelligent, or of a higher class than you really arepretension to the humbleness and lack of pretension of Jordan’s cafe The group don’t have any pretensions to be pop stars. Lilith resented Adam’s pretensions to superiority. the humbleness and lack of pretension of Jordan’s cafe2a claim to be or do somethingpretension(s) to be something The group don’t have any pretensions to be pop stars.pretension to a large village with pretensions to the status of a small town