Modifies a noun

• manner: His unassuming manner gave no hint of his vast knowledge of music.

• personality: He was also its host, but Messer did not speak much and projected an unassuming on-air personality.

• man: He was a quiet unassuming man who will be fondly remembered by everyone with whom he had been in contact.

• village: For a game set around a group of old rocks, in an unassuming English village this is top adventure stuff!

• nature: Today, the quaint and unassuming nature of this station belies its once large presence on the SER lines within the inner suburbs.

• box: The unit itself is an unassuming cream plastic box.

Modifying Another Word

• plain: It is plain unassuming yet instantly recognizable for what it is, but without being over designed.

• rather: Despite its rather unassuming title, Consciousness: an Introduction towers over its competitors.

• very: Yet it all began in a very unassuming way 12 years ago.

• so: He does not precisely sing, of course; but then he looks so unassuming in his open landau!

• quite: If you have not heard of him before, it's because he is quite unassuming and has not pushed himself forward.

• yet: His purposeful, yet unassuming, manner set the tone for what was a thorough inspiring evening.

Used with adjective complement

• look: From the outside, The Blue Lagoon looks pretty unassuming.