Unassuming — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

not arrogant or presuming

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʌnɐsˈuːmɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/ʌnɐsjˈuːmɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʌnɐsjˈuːmɪŋ/

4 syllables Say it as /ʌnɐsˈuːmɪŋ/.

Examples

unassuming to a fault, skeptical about the value of his work
a shy retiring girl

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

retiring

Parts of Speech

adjective

not arrogant or presuming

“unassuming to a fault, skeptical about the value of his work”

Word Forms

unassumingness

noun

a quality of naturalness and simplicity

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

bescheiden

nicht arrogant oder anmaßend

🇫🇷French

modeste

pas arrogant ni présomptueux

🇪🇸Spanish

modesto

no arrogante ni presumido

🇮🇹Italian

senza pretese

non arrogante o presuntuoso

🇳🇱Dutch

bescheiden

niet arrogant of aanmatigend

🇵🇹Portuguese

modesto

não arrogante ou presunçoso

🇷🇺Russian

скромный

не высокомерный и самонадеянный

India

🇮🇳Hindi

नम्र

अहंकारी या अभिमानी नहीं

🇧🇩Bengali

নিরীহ

অহংকারী বা অনুমানকারী নয়

🇮🇳Tamil

அடக்கமற்ற

கர்வம் அல்லது தற்பெருமை இல்லை

🇮🇳Telugu

నిరాడంబరమైన

అహంకారం లేదా అహంకారం కాదు

🇮🇳Marathi

नम्र

गर्विष्ठ किंवा गृहित धरणारा नाही

🇮🇳Gujarati

નમ્ર

અહંકારી અથવા ધારણા કરનાર નથી

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಿಗರ್ವಿ

ದುರಹಂಕಾರಿ ಅಥವಾ ದುರಹಂಕಾರಿ ಅಲ್ಲ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നിസ്സംഗത

അഹങ്കാരിയോ ധാർഷ്ട്യമോ അല്ല

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੇਮਿਸਾਲ

ਹੰਕਾਰੀ ਜਾਂ ਅਨੁਮਾਨ ਲਗਾਉਣ ਵਾਲਾ ਨਹੀਂ

🇵🇰Urdu

غیر معمولی

متکبر یا گمان نہیں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

谦逊

不傲慢或自以为是

🇯🇵Japanese

気取らない

傲慢でも傲慢でもない

🇰🇷Korean

겸손한

오만하거나 뻔뻔하지 않다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

khiêm tốn

không kiêu ngạo hay tự phụ

🇹🇭Thai

ถ่อมตัว

ไม่หยิ่งหรือทึกทักเอาเอง

🇮🇩Indonesian

sederhana

tidak sombong dan sombong

🇵🇭Filipino

hindi nagpapanggap

hindi mayabang o nagpapalagay

🇲🇾Malay

bersahaja

tidak sombong atau berlagak

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

متواضع

لا متعجرف أو مفترض

🇮🇷Persian

بی ادعا

مغرور یا متکبر نیست

🇹🇷Turkish

mütevazi

kibirli veya kibirli değil

🇮🇱Hebrew

צָנוּעַ

לא יהיר או מתנשא

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