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The fact that the talk may be boring or turgid or uninspiring should not cause us to forget the fact that it is preferable to war.
Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr.

Meaning of "uninspiring" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF UNINSPIRING

uninspiring  [ˌʌnɪnˈspaɪərɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UNINSPIRING

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

WHAT DOES UNINSPIRING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of uninspiring in the English dictionary

The definition of uninspiring in the dictionary is not stimulating or invigorating.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UNINSPIRING


admiring
ədˈmaɪərɪŋ
aspiring
əˈspaɪərɪŋ
biscuit-firing
ˈbɪskɪtˌfaɪərɪŋ
conspiring
kənˈspaɪərɪŋ
engineering
ˌɛndʒɪˈnɪərɪŋ
firing
ˈfaɪərɪŋ
hearing
ˈhɪərɪŋ
inquiring
ɪnˈkwaɪərɪŋ
inspiring
ɪnˈspaɪərɪŋ
perspiring
pəˈspaɪərɪŋ
quick-firing
ˈkwɪkˌfaɪərɪŋ
retiring
rɪˈtaɪərɪŋ
rewiring
ˌriːˈwaɪərɪŋ
tiring
ˈtaɪərɪŋ
unadmiring
ˌʌnədˈmaɪərɪŋ
unaspiring
ˌʌnəˈspaɪərɪŋ
undesiring
ˌʌndɪˈzaɪərɪŋ
unenquiring
ˌʌnɪnˈkwaɪərɪŋ
uninquiring
ˌʌnɪnˈkwaɪərɪŋ
wiring
ˈwaɪərɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UNINSPIRING

uninhibitedness
uninitiate
uninitiated
uninjured
uninoculated
uninquiring
uninquisitive
uninscribed
uninspected
uninspired
uninstall
uninstructed
uninstructive
uninsulated
uninsurable
uninsured
unintegrated
unintellectual
unintelligence
unintelligent

WORDS THAT END LIKE UNINSPIRING

airing
awe-inspiring
base pairing
bring
catering
considering
despairing
during
electric wiring
fairing
hiring
manufacturing
monitoring
offering
pairing
photo-sharing
prehiring
shoe repairing
undespairing
untiring

Synonyms and antonyms of uninspiring in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «UNINSPIRING»

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

Translation of «uninspiring» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UNINSPIRING

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

Translator English - Chinese

平淡
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

uninspiring
570 millions of speakers

English

uninspiring
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

फीके
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

غير ملهم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

скучным
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sem inspiração
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অনুপ্রাণিত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sans intérêt
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tidak menentu
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

nicht gerade aufregend
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

退屈な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

기분이 우울
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Uninspiring
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

uninspiring
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

uninspiring
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अविश्वसनीय
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sönük
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

poco interessante
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

inspirująca
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

нудним
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

neinspirat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κοινότοπο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

oninspirerende
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

oinspirerande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

uinspirerende
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of uninspiring

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UNINSPIRING»

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

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5 QUOTES WITH «UNINSPIRING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word uninspiring.
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Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr.
The fact that the talk may be boring or turgid or uninspiring should not cause us to forget the fact that it is preferable to war.
2
Manuel Puig
I'm not terribly happy about rock and roll. Certain rock music is uninspiring, numbing; it makes you feel like an idiot.
3
Arthur Smith
An uninspiring canvas becomes a glamorous masterpiece when it is reattributed to a better-known artist.
4
Jim Sturgess
I really don't like the idea of people knowing what I am doing. I find telling everybody what you had for breakfast is really uninspiring.
5
Kathleen Turner
I find the idea of today's icons being teenagers incredibly uninspiring.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNINSPIRING»

Discover the use of uninspiring in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to uninspiring and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Pragmatics Encyclopedia
Let's turn now to three more sentences: (5) Some politicians are uninspiring. (6) Some important politicians are uninspiring. (7) Some politicians are inspiring. We would, I think, all agree on the following truth conditions: for (5) to be true there ...
Louise Cummings, 2010
2
The Strategic Project Leader: Mastering Service-Based ...
A more subtle kind of task stress is that which arises from uninspiring work or work that is not connected to the project manager's core values. Uninspiring work obviates creativity and slowly deadens the mind. Job design research indicates ...
Jack Ferraro, 2007
3
Beat Sales Burnout: Maximize Sales, Minimize Stress
Setting. Uninspiring. Goals. Choose. a. goal. that. jazzes. you! "The struggle is to do one's best, to keep the brain and conscience clear, [and] never to be swayed by unworthy motives." — Dwight D. Eisenhower IVIost of the highly stressed ...
Stephan Schiffman, 2005
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The Official Guide to Success
Uninspiring goals are goals that you'll never stretch yourself to achieve. In other words, uninspiring goals are not strictly goals at all. To make your efforts pay back their full potential, keep your goals closely aligned with your latest thinking.
Tom Hopkins, 1982
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Normal상위권 Special 100점 만들기(2012)
... are notorious for their bad style and dull approach-with a few fortunate exceptions. Articles and monographs, works that are the direct result of specialized research, are also very often tedious and (C) uninspired / uninspiring, except to the ...
조봉잉글리쉬, 2012
6
Dead Letter Office
All of whom the Sensitive Artist will fuck on your futon couch while you are out doing some uninspiring work and getting paid some uninspiring salary for your uninspiring participation in the really uninspiring employment process ...
Kristen Lindemoen, 2013
7
Politics in the Parish: The Political Influence of Catholic ...
Is it inspiring or uninspiring? 1. Very uninspiring 2. Uninspiring 3. Not really uninspiring or inspiring 4. Inspiring 5. Very inspiring 46. Is a typical homily that is given during Sunday/Saturday evening Mass at your parish church dull or interesting ...
Gregory Allen Smith, 2010
8
Bordeaux: A Consumer's Guide to the World's Finest Wines
It is an uninspiring example, particularly for such a top—notch terroir, but the wine is medium bodied and cleanly made, with moderate longevity. Anticipated maturity: now-2012. Last tasted, 1/01. Out of bottle, this wine displays a medium ruby ...
Robert M. Parker, 2013
9
Trading Options For Dummies
uninspiring. options. Because it's always best to actively manage your account, ideally expiration will come and go without incident. That said, I'm sure there will be a time when you end up holding a position at expiration. Here's what to expect  ...
George A. Fontanills, 2011
10
The Secret Language of Leadership: How Leaders Inspire ...
Uninspiring. Goal. On October 3, 2000, around 90 million viewers tuned in to see the first televised debate between Vice President Al Gore and George W. Bush. It was the most-watched single event of the U.S. presidential election campaign.
Stephen Denning, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNINSPIRING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term uninspiring is used in the context of the following news items.
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'Rain down the caravan represents my tears': Twitter users share …
It's been an uninspiring start to the school summer holidays, with two inches of rain falling in 24 hours and gales of more than 50mph. But many Britons seem to ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
2
An Uninspiring Earnings Picture
All in all, the earnings picture emerging from the Q2 earnings season is fairly uninspiring. The overall level of total earnings is quite high, not that far from the ... «Zacks.com, Jul 15»
3
Claudio Ranieri branded 'uninspiring' choice by Leicester City …
'Claudio Ranieri is clearly experienced, but this is an uninspired choice by Leicester,' he said on BreatheSport. 'It's amazing how the same old names keep ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
4
Labour 'dull, boring, uninspiring', says Kim Howells
The Labour party needs more radical thinking if it is to come back from its poor performance at the general election, former Pontypridd MP Kim Howells has said. «BBC News, May 15»
5
Marvell Reports Uninspiring Results
Chipmaker Marvell (NASDAQ: MRVL) reported its first quarter of fiscal 2016 numbers on May 21, following a downward revision to its guidance in late April. «Investopedia, May 15»
6
The uninspiring Hawks face a major moment in Game 4
WASHINGTON — In Round 1, the Atlanta Hawks had to win Game 5 at home to keep eighth-seeded Brooklyn from taking a 3-2 series lead. In Round 2, the ... «Atlanta Journal Constitution, May 15»
7
Opinion: Stipe Miocic emerges as the uninspiring contender in talent …
Even in the post-fight interview the 32-year-old seemed uninspired as a true championship contender when pressed by Jon Anik. "We'll see what the UFC wants ... «Bloody Elbow, May 15»
8
Baltimore Orioles Underachieving, Uninspiring
Let's be honest, Baltimore Oriole fans. At this point, after the last three years, we are spoiled by the performance of the team. And it isn't like they haven't had a ... «The Baltimore Wire, May 15»
9
Sleepwalking in Cleveland: Indians continue uninspiring march …
Cleveland Indians Cy Young winning pitcher Corey Kluber threw live batting practice on Sunday at the Indians spring training complex in Goodyear, Arizona on ... «cleveland.com, Apr 15»
10
Massarotti: Hanley Ramirez's Effort In Left Field Uninspiring Thus Far
BOSTON (CBS) — Without question, the biggest question concerning the Red Sox right now is their starting rotation. In the last four days, Clay Buchholz, Justin ... «CBS Local, Apr 15»

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