unpretentiousness

noun/ˌʌnprɪˈtenʃəsnəs/CEFR C2

ভান না করার সরলতা

Meaning

The quality of not trying to seem more important than you are.

Example sentences

  • His unpretentiousness won people over.ভানহীন সরলতাই মানুষকে তার দিকে টানত।
  • The hotel's charm lies in its unpretentiousness.হোটেলটির আকর্ষণ তার সাদাসিধে ভাবেই।

Common phrases with “unpretentiousness”

  • quiet unpretentiousnessশান্ত সরলতা
  • admire his unpretentiousnessতার সরলতার প্রশংসা করা
  • an air of unpretentiousnessভানহীন ভাব

A common mistake

His unpretentiousness meant he had no ambition.→His unpretentiousness meant he never boasted about his ambition.

The word is about display, not about drive. Someone unpretentious may be fiercely ambitious and simply decline to perform it — the opposite is pretentiousness, which is all performance.

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: modesty, simplicity

Antonyms: pomposity

Similar words, and what each means

  • modesty

    বিনয়, শালীনতা

    The quality of not being too proud about oneself or one's abilities.

  • simplicity

    সরলতা, সহজতা

    The quality of being easy to understand or do.

Opposite words

  • pomposity

    গালভরা আত্মম্ভরিতা

    The habit of speaking or behaving with exaggerated grandness.

Check yourself

  1. “unpretentiousness” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?

    • • ভান না করার সরলতা
    • • সম্ভাব্য ঘটনা
    • • পবিত্রতা
    • • বড় গির্জা
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    ভান না করার সরলতা — unpretentiousness (noun) — ভান না করার সরলতা. The quality of not trying to seem more important than you are.

  2. Which word is closest in meaning to “unpretentiousness”?

    • • sculpture
    • • reunion
    • • modesty
    • • lotus
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    modesty — modesty — বিনয়, শালীনতা. The quality of not being too proud about oneself or one's abilities.

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