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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | informal, simple |
| Synonyms: | cozy, down-to-earth, homely, homey, low-key, modest, natural, plain, rustic, unassuming, unpretentious |
| Main Entry: | earthy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unsophisticated |
| Synonyms: | bawdy, coarse, crude, down, down home, down-to-earth, dull, easygoing, folksy, funky*, hard-boiled, home folk, homely, homey, indelicate, lowbred, lusty, mundane, natural, pragmatic, ribald, robust, rough, simple, unidealistic, uninhibited, unrefined |
| Antonyms: | cultured, elegant, refined, sophisticated |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | homey |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | comfortable |
| Synonyms: | adequate, cared for, cheerful, comfy, complacent, contented, cozy, delightful, easy, familiar, folksy, friendly, intimate, plain, pleasant, relaxed, rested, restful, simple, snug, snug as a bug in a rug, soft, soothed, warm |
| Main Entry: | informal |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | casual, simple |
| Synonyms: | breezy, colloquial, congenial, cool*, democratic, down home, easy, easygoing, everyday, extempore, familiar, folksy, frank, free, free-and-easy, homey, improv, inconspicuous, intimate, laid back, loose, low-pressure, mellow, mixed, motley, natural, off-the-cuff, open, ordinary, relaxed, spontaneous, sporty, straightforward, throwaway, unceremonious, unconstrained, unconventional, unfussy, unofficial, unrestrained, urbane, without ceremony |
| Antonyms: | buttoned-up, ceremonious, dressed-up, formal, official, rigid, stiff |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | natural |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | open, unaffected |
| Synonyms: | artless, being oneself, candid, childlike, credulous, direct, easy, folksy, forthright, frank, genuine, homey, ignorant, impulsive, inartificial, ingenuous, innocent, instinctive, laid-back*, naive, plain, primitive, provincial, real, rustic, simple, simplehearted, sincere, spontaneous, straightforward, trusting, unassumed, uncontrived, undesigning, unembarrassed, unfeigned, unforced, unlabored, unpolished, unpretentious, unschooled, unsophisticated, unstudied, unworldly, up-front |
| Antonyms: | affected, artificial, pretended, unnatural |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | offhand |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | abrupt, careless |
| Synonyms: | aloof, breezy, brusque, casual, cavalier, cool*, curt, easygoing, folksy, glib, informal, laid-back, mellow, perfunctory, unceremonious, unconcerned, uninterested |
| Antonyms: | calculated, careful, considered, deliberate, planned |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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: | unaffected |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | honest, unsophisticated |
| Synonyms: | artless, candid, direct, folksy, forthright, frank, genuine, guileless, homey, ingenuous, modest, naive, natural, plain, simple, sincere, single, spontaneous, straightforward, true, unartificial, unassuming, unpretentious, unschooled, unspoilt, unstudied, up front |
| Antonyms: | refined, sophisticated, unnatural |
| 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 |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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