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UNASSUMINGNESS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does unassumingness mean?
• UNASSUMINGNESS (noun)
The noun UNASSUMINGNESS has 1 sense:
1. a quality of naturalness and simplicity
Familiarity information: UNASSUMINGNESS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A quality of naturalness and simplicity
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
sincerity; unassumingness
Context example:
the simple sincerity of folk songs
Hypernyms ("unassumingness" is a kind of...):
naturalness (the quality of being natural or based on natural principles)
Derivation:
unassuming (not arrogant or presuming)
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