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unpretentious

adjective

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Pronunciation: /ˌʌnpɹəˈtɛnʃəs/

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English pretentious English unpretentious From un- + pretentious.

  1. Simple, humble, not pretentious, plain.

    Cheltenham Spa station had opened in June 1840 as Cheltenham, being renamed Cheltenham Spa (Lansdown) in February 1925 and taking on its modern name of Cheltenham Spa in January 1948 - an oddity in itself as its town is plain, unpretentious Cheltenham.