Usually means: Free from affectation or pretense.
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  1. pretensionless: Merriam-Webster
  2. pretensionless: Collins English Dictionary
  3. pretensionless: Wiktionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (pretensionless)

▸ adjective:  Free from pretensions.

Similar:
pretenseless, pretenceless, prejudiceless, prestigeless, unpassioned, unassuming, deceitless, spiteless, fancy-free, desireless, more...

Opposite:
pretentious, showy, ostentatious, flashy, grandiose

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Similar:
pretenseless, pretenceless, prejudiceless, prestigeless, unpassioned, unassuming, deceitless, spiteless, fancy-free, desireless, more...

Opposite:
pretentious, showy, ostentatious, flashy, grandiose



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