ADJECTIVE | all | unattractive | lacking beauty or charm |
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all | unattractive | lacking power to arouse interest | |
all | unattractive, untempting | not appealing to the senses |
Sounds | ah.nahtrae'ktihv | |
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Rhymes | abortive ... vituperative: 304 rhymes with ihv... |
Meaning | lacking beauty or charm. | |
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Example | "as unattractive as most mining regions" | |
Attribute of | attractiveness | Sexual allure |
Narrower | homely, plain | lacking in physical beauty or proportion |
subfusc | Devoid of brightness or appeal | |
unprepossessing, unpresentable | creating an unfavorable or neutral first impression | |
See also | ugly | displeasing to the senses |
uninviting | Neither attractive nor tempting | |
unseductive | not seductive | |
Opposite | attractive | pleasing to the eye / eye or mind especially through beauty or charm |
Nouns | unattractiveness | an ugliness of appearance that is not appealing to viewers |
Adverbs | unattractively | in an unattractive manner |
Meaning | lacking power to arouse interest. | |
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Example | "being unemployed is a most unattractive prospect" | |
Broader | unappealing | not able to attract favorable attention |
Meaning | not appealing to the senses. | |
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Synonym | untempting | |
Broader | uninviting | Neither attractive nor tempting |
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