飾(かざ)り気(け)

かざりけ
noun
affectation; showiness; pretension
1. affectation; showiness; pretension
The tendency to put on airs or make things look fancier than they are. Most commonly used in the negative form (飾り気のない) to praise someone or something as unpretentious.
飾(かざ)り気(け)のない人(ひと)だ。
She's an unpretentious person.
飾(かざ)り気(け)のない言葉(ことば)で気持(きも)ちを伝(つた)えた。
I expressed my feelings in plain, unadorned words.
あの店(みせ)は飾(かざ)り気(け)がなくて落(お)ち着(つ)いた雰囲気(ふんいき)がある。
That shop has an unpretentious, relaxed atmosphere.

USAGE:
飾(かざ)り気(け) is overwhelmingly used in the negative pattern 飾(かざ)り気(け)のない or 飾(かざ)り気(け)がない, meaning "unpretentious" or "unaffected." This is a compliment, praising natural simplicity.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 飾(かざ)り気(け)のない人(ひと) (an unpretentious person)
  • 飾(かざ)り気(け)のない言葉(ことば) (plain, honest words)
  • 飾(かざ)り気(け)のない笑顔(えがお) (a natural smile)
  • 飾(かざ)り気(け)がない (to be unpretentious)
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