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unostentatious adjective uk /ˌʌn.ɒs.tenˈteɪ.ʃəs/ us /ˌʌn.ɑː.stənˈteɪ.ʃəs/ not obviously showing your money, possessions, or power in an attempt to make other people notice and admire you: She lives in a large but unostentatious house. The bistro is simple and unostentatious, with red chequered tablecloths on the tables. As a leader he was modest and unostentatious. The garden has a fountain with a simple, unostentatious carving of a swan. There's an unostentatious seriousness about her. The clothes I wore ranged from very unostentatious to garishly bright. They lived unostentatious lives of contemplation and service. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Plain and ordinary as it comesidiom austere austerely austerity average Joe homespun homey humble humdrum middle-of-the-road something/nothing to shout aboutidiom sparely spartan stale starkly unornamented unostentatiously unpainted unremarkable unremarkably |