Definition of Pretensionless

1. [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pretensionless

pretenders
pretendership
pretenderships
pretendeth
pretending
pretendingly
pretends
pretense
pretensed
pretenseful
pretenseless
pretenses
pretension
pretensioned
pretensioning
pretensionless
pretensions
pretentative
pretention
pretentions
pretentious
pretentiously
pretentiousness
pretentiousnesses
preter-
preter-human
preterhuman
preterient
preterimperfect
preterimperfects

Literary usage of Pretensionless

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Monist by Hegeler Institute (1897)
"... honest, pretensionless simplicity "with which he sets forth his thoughts, is reached by few. Whatever he under- " takes he seems to compass without ..."

2. The Gentleman's Magazine (1844)
"With those who, like me, have had the gratification of meeting this pretensionless and amiable personage in society, and were aware of his public services, ..."

3. Monthly Review (1820)
"... (whose name he lauds,) yet his style (to use one of Mr. P.'s expressions) is more pretensionless and less florid, and therefore less objectionable. ..."

4. Essays and Speeches of Jeremiah S. Black: With a Biographical Sketch by Jeremiah Sullivan Black, Chauncey F. Black (1885)
"He set forth his purchase of the land from Galindo, and the other grounds of his demand, in a way so modest and pretensionless that you can hardly help ..."

5. Essays and Speeches of Jeremiah S. Black: With a Biographical Sketch by Jeremiah Sullivan Black, Chauncey F. Black (1885)
"He set forth his purchase of the land from Galindo, and the other grounds of his demand, in a way so modest and pretensionless that you can hardly help ..."

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