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UK
/ʌnˌɒstəntˈeɪʃəs/
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ADJECTIVE
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not ostentatious
his unostentatious office
unostentatious elegance -
exhibiting restrained good taste
the room is pleasant and understated
How To Use unostentatious In A Sentence
- All this work - hard work: far too hard for his own good - was done quietly and unostentatiously behind the scenes.
- Even the synthetic serving - man, sitting at the table dressed in an unostentatious suit, applauded with gusto.
- Shrimpton, dressed in a simple, unostentatious black dress – more bohemian than haute couture – is quick to lament the fashion world's excesses. The Saturday interview: Jean Shrimpton
- More than 4500 paying customers turned up the other day for a friendly involving non-league Sutton United, a quiet, unostentatious operation who play in the leafy environs of south London's stockbroker belt.
- His unostentatious manner and his sense of humour endeared him to those with whom he came in contact, and as a lecturer he was lively and interesting.
- Materials are deliberately unostentatious, in keeping with the austere spirit of the Capuchin order, which conceives the church as a welcoming open house, rather than an aloof, overpowering monument.
- This is acting of the purest and most unostentatious kind, unadorned by self-pity or visible virtuosity.
- There is not even any need to put on your best bib and tucker, because the restaurant itself is a surprisingly unostentatious venue that specialises in simplicity.
- It's an understated, totally assured, and unostentatious style.
- The Secret Millionaire9pm, Channel 4Chris Brown is a gadget-obsessed, self-confessed geek who has made millions from his travel website, but lives an unostentatious, family-based lifestyle and wants to put his wealth to good use. The weekend's TV highlights