There is something candid and unpretentious about Pearce, including how he talks about his profession.

There was an unpretentious joy in the meal.

She speaks in a soft voice and her answers are modest and unpretentious, though sometimes slightly ironic—a distinctive Galician trait.

In person, Baker is boyish and down to earth, his clothes a comfy, unpretentious combo of sweatshirt and nondescript jeans, the familiar wardrobe of this most unassuming of America’s new wave of indie auteurs.

Despite her reputation as being unpretentious, she acquired a notoriety on set, intimidating directors and costars.