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In our skulls, we carry around 3 pounds of slimy, wet, greyish tissue, corrugated like crumpled toilet paper. You wouldn't think, to look at the unappetizing lump, that it was some of the most powerful stuff in the known universe.
Eliezer Yudkowsky

Meaning of "unappetizing" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF UNAPPETIZING

unappetizing  [ʌnˈæpɪˌtaɪzɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UNAPPETIZING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Unappetizing is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES UNAPPETIZING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of unappetizing in the English dictionary

The definition of unappetizing in the dictionary is not pleasing or stimulating to the appetite. Other definition of unappetizing is not appealing or attractive.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UNAPPETIZING


advertising
ˈædvəˌtaɪzɪŋ
advertizing
ˈædvəˌtaɪzɪŋ
appetising
ˈæpɪˌtaɪzɪŋ
appetizing
ˈæpɪˌtaɪzɪŋ
civilizing
ˈsɪvɪlaɪzɪŋ
compromising
ˈkɒmprəmaɪzɪŋ
downsizing
ˈdaʊnsaɪzɪŋ
energizing
ˈenədʒaɪzɪŋ
enterprising
ˈɛntəˌpraɪzɪŋ
merchandising
ˈmɜːtʃənˌdaɪzɪŋ
mesmerizing
ˈmɛzməraɪzɪŋ
organizing
ˈɔːɡənaɪzɪŋ
rising
ˈraɪzɪŋ
sizing
ˈsaɪzɪŋ
socializing
ˈsəʊʃəˌlaɪzɪŋ
surprising
səˈpraɪzɪŋ
tantalizing
ˈtæntəˌlaɪzɪŋ
unappetising
ʌnˈæpɪˌtaɪzɪŋ
uncompromising
ʌnˈkɒmprəˌmaɪzɪŋ
uprising
ˈʌpˌraɪzɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UNAPPETIZING

unappealable
unappealableness
unappealably
unappealing
unappealingly
unappeasable
unappeasably
unappeased
unappetising
unappetisingly
unappetizingly
unapplausive
unapplicable
unapplied
unappointed
unappreciated
unappreciation
unappreciative
unapprehended
unapprehensible

WORDS THAT END LIKE UNAPPETIZING

agonizing
amazing
demoralizing
merchandizing
moralizing
nonionizing
nonoxidizing
patronizing
philosophizing
revitalizing
rightsizing
seizing
self-aggrandizing
self-fertilizing
sermonizing
supersizing
temporizing
unrecognizing
unsympathizing
upsizing
womanizing

Synonyms and antonyms of unappetizing in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «UNAPPETIZING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «unappetizing» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of unappetizing

Translation of «unappetizing» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UNAPPETIZING

Find out the translation of unappetizing to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of unappetizing from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «unappetizing» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

引不起食欲的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

poco apetitoso
570 millions of speakers

English

unappetizing
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

न मजेदार
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

يفتح الشهية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

неаппетитными
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pouco apetitoso
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

unappetizing
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

peu appétissant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tidak menimbulkan keraguan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

unappetitlich
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

食欲をそそらない
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

맛없어 보이는
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Unappetizing
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

không ngon miệng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

unappetizing
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अनुपयोगी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

iştah kapatan
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

poco appetitoso
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

niesmaczne
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

неапетитними
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

gustos
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

άγευστο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

onsmakelijk
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

osmaklig
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

uappetittlig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of unappetizing

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UNAPPETIZING»

The term «unappetizing» is regularly used and occupies the 55.478 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «UNAPPETIZING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about unappetizing

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2 QUOTES WITH «UNAPPETIZING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word unappetizing.
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John Patrick Shanley
There is some level on which this life must occasionally become repugnant and unappetizing to you and you must step back from it. And then you have a new relationship with it, and then you step back into it from a different angle - with a new appetite - and then you find the next leg of your journey.
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Eliezer Yudkowsky
In our skulls, we carry around 3 pounds of slimy, wet, greyish tissue, corrugated like crumpled toilet paper. You wouldn't think, to look at the unappetizing lump, that it was some of the most powerful stuff in the known universe.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNAPPETIZING»

Discover the use of unappetizing in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to unappetizing and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Diet of Worms: Quality of Catering in Kenyan Prisons
The appearance of vegetables was very unappetizing in all the prisons. In Eldoret Men's prison the appearance of bean soup was very unappetizing looking like dirty brown water as shown in plate 4.4(a). In Ngeria Farm Prison, the vegetables ...
Jacqueline Cheptepkeny Korir, 2011
2
World of Essential College Vocabulary
UNunaccustomed. unappetizing unbecoming unconventional undocumented unfounded unprincipled unrest unruly unsettling The prefix un- can mean “not” or “opposite.” Fill in the blank to practice using this prefix. Something unappetizing is ...
Margaret Richek, Susanne Picchi, 2012
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Nutrition: A Health Promotion Approach Third Edition
This is most obvious in patients offered food that is not acceptable on religious or cultural grounds but equally, low-prestige, unfamiliar and just plain unappetizing food may severely depress intake in people whose appetite may already be ...
Geoffrey P Webb, 2007
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Food and Addiction: A Comprehensive Handbook
response to images of appetizing food versus unappetizing food and glasses of water. 9 In a preliminary functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) study using an attention network task involving food stimuli, we found that BMI correlated ...
Kelly D. Brownell, Mark S. Gold, 2012
5
Evergreen: A Guide to Writing with Readings
Topic sentence: Foremost among the cafeteria's problems are unappetizing food, slow service, and high prices. Topic sentence: Anew administrator could do much to improve these terrible conditions. These topic sentences might need to be ...
Susan Fawcett, 2013
6
The Brewing Storm
The. Unappetizing. Appetizer. My inner voice speaks to you NOW through me, Something that I wanted to say Something that I should have said BEFORE I walked away. When you lured me to sit at your table, You gave me MOST of the menu ...
Catrilia Watson, 2011
7
Social Security and Its Discontents: Perspectives on Choice
10. No. Second. Best: The. Unappetizing. Alternatives. to. Individual. Accounts. Michael. Tanner. While proposals for Social Security choice have been much debated, there has been far less discussion of the alternatives. Indeed, opponents of ...
Michael Tanner, 2004
8
Scouting
The latter included "several hundred cans of an unappetizing mixture of ham and eggs for G.I.'s who hadn't liked it much," Samuel Bogan wrote. "Scouts liked it even less, so we had a problem disposing of it," the former council executive ...
9
Successful Restaurant Design
Lighting that is too harsh can cause food to look unappetizing. The design team of Aumiller Youngquist stresses the importance of choosing lighting to enhance every phase of a customer's experience. “Some designers only think about the ...
Regina S. Baraban, Joseph F. Durocher, 2010
10
America's Teenagers--Myths and Realities: Media Images, ...
One aspect of the school's impact on nutrition (or malnutrition) that is rarely discussed is the number of students who choose not to eat any meal at school, either because they cannot afford it or because the food is simply unappetizing.
Sharon L. Nichols, Thomas L. Good, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNAPPETIZING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term unappetizing is used in the context of the following news items.
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What's on the unappetizing (but healthy) menu at the Death Café?
columnWalter-23 Now long gone is the 18-year-old Fauquier County boy I once was … might as well be dead. But the scribblings in his journal still live, as I'm ... «Rappahannock News, Jul 15»
2
Serving up unappetizing images
What app was used on those photos — the unappetizing app? It is almost impossible to make bacon appear unappealing, but those dark, grainy, shadowy ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
3
The School Lunch Program With an Unappetizing Report Card
Even though lunches are “free,” they are so unappetizing thanks to new nutrition standards that much food is thrown away. “It is horrible,” one inner-city principal, ... «Wall Street Journal, Jun 15»
4
Unappetizing ingredients: Taco Bell, Pizza Hut remove artificial …
NEW YORK (AP) - Taco Bell and Pizza Hut say they're getting rid of artificial colors and flavors, making them the latest big food companies scrambling to ... «KSHB, May 15»
5
Students Served 6-Year-Old Pork: Reported 'Unappetizing' Meat …
A Tennessee school district is under fire for allegedly having served 6-year-old pork to students. A local commissioner said some Hawkins County School District ... «The Inquisitr, Apr 15»
6
The Unappetizing Effect of Minimum-Wage Hikes
Last fall, voters in the Bay Area cities of San Francisco and Oakland followed Seattle's lead and approved costly new minimum-wage mandates ($15 an hour ... «Wall Street Journal, Mar 15»
7
Police Blotter: Package On House Unappetizing
Reuben Baine of Maryland Street said at 11 p.m. he heard something hit the roof of his house. He sent his son to check and he came back with a plastic bag ... «The Chattanoogan, Mar 15»
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"Unappetizing" Color Combinations That Are Actually Awesome
We'd credit Shrimps 80% responsible for the recent faux-fur frenzy that's affected the wardrobes of all your friends. Blame it on the London label's name, but we ... «Refinery29, Feb 15»
9
Bronx Students Go Hungry Rather Than Eat 'Unappetizing' School …
MOTT HAVEN — Partially defrosted pizza, still-cold taco meat and other school lunch items are so unappetizing that sophomore Timothy Martinez sometimes ... «DNAinfo, Feb 15»
10
Biscuits of an unappetizing color served up at local school breakfast
BLUEFIELD — A county school official said corrective measures were needed Monday after Bluefield Middle School students were greeted by an unappetizing ... «Bluefield Daily Telegraph, Feb 15»

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