| Main Entry: | dry |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | dull, uninteresting |
Synonyms: |
apathetic, blah, boring, bromidic, draggy, dreary, dull as dishwater, dusty, ho hum, impassive, inelaborate, insipid, matter-of-fact, modest, monotonous, naked, phlegmatic, plain, simple, tedious, tiresome, trite, weariful, wearisome |
Antonyms: |
exciting, interesting, juicy, lively, untiring |
| Main Entry: | homely |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | ordinary, comfortable |
Synonyms: |
comfy, cozy, domestic, everyday, familiar, friendly, homelike, homespun, homey, inelaborate, informal, modest, natural, plain, simple, snug, unaffected, unassuming, unostentatious, unpretentious, welcoming |
| Notes: | homely means lacking in physical beauty or unattractive, while homey means having a feeling of home, being cozy and comfortable |
| Main Entry: | modest |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | limited, ordinary |
Synonyms: |
average, cheap, discreet, dry, economical, fair, humble, inelaborate, inexpensive, middling, moderate, natural, plain, reasonable, simple, small, unadorned, unaffected, unembellished, unembroidered, unexceptional, unexcessive, unextravagant, unextreme, unobtrusive, unornamented, unostentatious, unpretentious, unradical, unstudied |
Antonyms: |
extraordinary, immodest, ostentatious, presumptuous, unlimited |
| Main Entry: | simple |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | uncluttered, natural |
Synonyms: |
Spartan, absolute, austere, classic, clean, discreet, elementary, folksy, homely, homey, humble, inelaborate, lowly, mere, modest, not complex, open and shut, plain, pure, pure and simple, rustic, sheer, single, unadorned, unadulterated, unaffected, unalloyed, unblended, uncombined, uncomplicated, uncompounded, undecorated, unelaborate, unembellished, unfussy, unmitigated, unmixed, unornamented, unostentatious, unpretentious, unqualified, vanilla |
Antonyms: |
cluttered, decorated, embellished, jumbled, ornate |
| Main Entry: | unpretentious |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | simple, honest |
Synonyms: |
discreet, down, down home, easy-going, folksy, free-spirited, homey, humble, inelaborate, laid-back*, lowly, modest, plain, prosaic, straightforward, unaffected, unambitious, unassuming, unbeautified, uncomplex, unembellished, unimposing, unobtrusive, unostentatious, unpresumptuous, unspoiled, up front |
Antonyms: |
affected, dishonest, flaunting, pretending, pretentious |
| Main Entry: | vanilla |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | simple, unadorned |
Synonyms: |
austere, clean, elementary, folksy, homely, humble, inelaborate, modest, plain, pure and simple, rustic, uncluttered, uncomplicated, undecorated, unelaborate, unembellished, unornamented, unostentatious, unpretentious, your basic |
| Main Entry: | unostentatious |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | modest |
Synonyms: |
average, cheap, discreet, dry, economical, fair, humble, inelaborate, inexpensive, middling, moderate, natural, plain, reasonable, simple, small, unadorned, unaffected, unassuming, unembellished, unembroidered, unexceptional, unexcessive, unextravagant, unextreme, unobtrusive, unornamented, unpretentious, unradical, unstudied |