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Definition of "unassuming" []

  • Exhibiting no pretensions, boastfulness, or ostentation; modest. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "unassuming" in a sentence
  • "Along the way he meets many spiritual messengers, who come in unassuming forms such as a camel driver and a well-read Englishman."
  • "I have to give them props for mindblowingly good and cheap vegetarian Indian tucked away in unassuming strip malls, Diddy Reese ice cream sandwiches, numerous restaurants specializing in Okonomiyaki (Japanese pancakes), and the tacos!!!"
  • "It is unassuming from the outside, but the food is fantastic (although a bit pricey)."