unostentatious
adjective
un·os·ten·ta·tious
ˌən-ˌä-stən-ˈtā-shəs 
: not excessively or pretentiously showy or flamboyant : quiet and restrained in taste : not ostentatious
a large but unostentatious house
a simple, unostentatious style
unostentatiously
adverb
He lives comfortably but unostentatiously in a large, airy beach house …
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Joan Goodman
Joan Goodman
unostentatiousness
noun
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No mention here of the serene, unostentatious Beverly Hills mansion tucked behind a gate, the site of his annual Oscar party.
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Maer Roshan,
HollywoodReporter,
21 May 2025
Key to all this is a remarkably unostentatious new addition by Annabelle Selldorf, in collaboration with the firm Beyer Blinder Belle.
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Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2025
Stretching from 1976 to 2003, this is a story of profound connection and awakening disquiet, which Sullivan directs with his customary unostentatious lucidity.
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Laura Collins-Hughes,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2023
And what will cause it to be remembered is its intrinsic and inspiring spell of the goodness that is to be found in unostentatious and sincere people.
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Los Angeles Times,
25 Jan. 2023
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Maer Roshan,
HollywoodReporter,
21 May 2025
Key to all this is a remarkably unostentatious new addition by Annabelle Selldorf, in collaboration with the firm Beyer Blinder Belle.
—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2025
Stretching from 1976 to 2003, this is a story of profound connection and awakening disquiet, which Sullivan directs with his customary unostentatious lucidity.
—
Laura Collins-Hughes,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2023
And what will cause it to be remembered is its intrinsic and inspiring spell of the goodness that is to be found in unostentatious and sincere people.
—
Los Angeles Times,
25 Jan. 2023
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