above-board vs unpretended

above-board

adj
  • In open sight; without trick, concealment, or deception. 

adv
  • Honestly; openly. 

unpretended

adj
  • Without complication or embellishment; straightforward; simple and direct. 

  • Without pretense; sincere; honest. 

  • Based in fact; genuine; actual. 

How often have the words above-board and unpretended occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )