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Meaning of "uninventive" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF UNINVENTIVE

uninventive  [ˌʌnɪnˈventɪv] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UNINVENTIVE

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

WHAT DOES UNINVENTIVE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of uninventive in the English dictionary

The definition of uninventive in the dictionary is not showing any inventive talent or ability.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UNINVENTIVE


adventive
ədˈvɛntɪv
affrontive
əˈfrʌntɪv
agentive
ˈeɪdʒəntɪv
anal-retentive
ˌeɪnəlrəˈtɛntɪv
appointive
əˈpɔɪntɪv
argumentive
ˈɑːɡjʊməntɪv
attentive
əˈtɛntɪv
circumventive
ˌsɜːkəmˈventɪv
disincentive
ˌdɪsɪnˈsɛntɪv
fermentive
fəˈmɛntɪv
inattentive
ˌɪnəˈtɛntɪv
incentive
ɪnˈsɛntɪv
inventive
ɪnˈvɛntɪv
irretentive
ˌɪrɪˈtɛntɪv
plaintive
ˈpleɪntɪv
preventive
prɪˈvɛntɪv
retentive
rɪˈtɛntɪv
substantive
ˈsʌbstəntɪv
unattentive
ˌʌnəˈtentɪv
unretentive
ˌʌnrɪˈtentɪv

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UNINVENTIVE

uninteresting
uninterestingly
unintermitted
unintermittedly
unintermitting
uninterpretable
uninterrupted
uninterruptedly
unintimidated
unintoxicating
unintroduced
uninuclear
uninucleate
uninured
uninvested
uninvidious
uninvited
uninviting
uninvoked
uninvolved

WORDS THAT END LIKE UNINVENTIVE

active
alternative
anal retentive
assentive
automotive
competitive
cooperative
creative
effective
executive
in the negative
intentive
interactive
native
negative
overattentive
presentive
sustentive
tax incentive
wage incentive

Synonyms and antonyms of uninventive in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «uninventive» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UNINVENTIVE

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The translations of uninventive from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «uninventive» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

uninventive
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

uninventive
570 millions of speakers

English

uninventive
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

uninventive
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

uninventive
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

неизобретательный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

uninventive
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

uninventive
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

uninventive
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Uninventive
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

uninventive
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

uninventive
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

uninventive
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Uninventive
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

uninventive
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

uninventive
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अनोखी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

uninventive
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

uninventive
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

uninventive
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

невинахідливість
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

uninventive
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

uninventive
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vertroud
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

uninventive
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

uninventive
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of uninventive

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UNINVENTIVE»

The term «uninventive» is normally little used and occupies the 147.700 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «UNINVENTIVE» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNINVENTIVE»

Discover the use of uninventive in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to uninventive and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Patent Policy and Innovation: Do Legal Rules Deliver ...
But if most do not, then the few inventive patents will have to create sufficient spillover benefits to offset the costs of the many uninventive patents. In a subjective area such as inventiveness there are always likely to be errors. A key policy ...
Hazel V. J. Moir, 2013
2
Marketing Law
In Beecham Group Ltd's (Amoxycillin) Application29 Buckley LJ noted that: [T]he uninventive expert ... should not be supposed to be attempting to discover something new, that is, to be striving for inventiveness. Having been shown what was ...
Peter Gillies, Niloufer Selvadurai, 2008
3
Lightning Field: A Novel
The Los Angeles Dana Spiotta evokes in her bold and strangely lyrical first novel is a land of Spirit Gyms and Miracle Miles, a great centerless place where chains of reference get lost, or finally don't matter.
Dana Spiotta, 2002
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A Dictionary of the Welsh Language, Explained in English: ...
Diarvaeth, a. (arvaeth) Without delign, or idea. Durvacthawl, a. (diarvaeth) Uninventive. Uiarvaethcdig, a. (diarvaeth) Unpurpofed. Dùrvaethiad, s. т.— pl. t. au (diarvaeth) A being void or" invention, dcfign, or purpjfc. Diarvaethu, v. a. ( diarvaeth) ...
William Owen Pughe, 1803
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John Cassell's Art Treasures Exhibition: Containing ...
“It differs from the Claude outline merely in being the kind of work which is produced by an uninventive person dashing about idly with a brush instead of drawing determinately wrong with a pen ; on the one hand worse than Claudc's, in being ...
John Cassell, 1858
6
Content Area Reading: A Heuristic Approach
Two said, modestly, that they tended to be uninventive in their thinking. The third said the same thing, but with the conviction of one who speaks only when necessary. Violating the social contract all teachers have with the reticent not to ...
Anthony V. Manzo, Ula Casale Manzo, 1990
7
Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology and Chemical Inventions: World ...
... technique and who has carefully read the relevant literature. He is supposed to have an unlimited capacity to assimilate the contents of, it may be, scores of specifications but to be incapable of a scintilla of invention. (2) He is uninventive.
Duncan Bucknell, 2011
8
Pre-Industrial Cities and Technology
¥and. some important oneswere¥ they weredeveloped andputtogether in ways thatfar outstripped theiroriginal applications. Whether ornot the Romans were uninventive, only a history of technology that is preoccupied with historical ...
Colin Chant, David Goodman, 2014
9
Dictionary of the Welsh Language: Explained in English
Diareiliaw, r. n. (diarail) To cease attending. Diareiliedig, a. (diarail) Unattended, unguarded Diarf, a. (art') Without a weapon ; unarmed. Diarfaeth, a. (arfaeth) Without design, or idea. Diarfaethawl, a. (diarfaeth) Uninventive. Diarfaethedig, a.
William Owen Pughe, 1832
10
Delphi Complete Works of Jack London (Illustrated)
They obeyforces beyond them,greater than they,theirkind,and alllife,great as the great forces of the physical universe.Our are children lovers ofnature, natural and uninventive. Duty and moral responsibility areless to them than passion.
Jack London, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNINVENTIVE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term uninventive is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Film Review: 'Northmen: A Viking Saga'
... the English-language multinational production “Northmen: A Viking Saga” brings straightforward vigor to an uninventive but diverting tale of Norse warriors ... «Variety, Jul 15»
2
'District 9′ Writer Adapting Cape Town Supernatural Adventure …
Variety reports that Apocalypse Now Now (which, fortunately, is not the uninventive name of a Vietnam War film sequel/reboot/remake/re-etc.), is District 9 ... «Flavorwire, Jul 15»
3
Women's World Cup Victory is A Source of Pride for U.S.A.
Pundits were quick to point out an uninventive style, former head coach Pia Sundhage called out several players, and the team looked like it could be headed for ... «Revere Journal, Jul 15»
4
Rapper Yelawolf unremarkable on 'Love Story'
"Change" is a perfect example: The track about life's crossroads has decent lyrics, but remains saddled with a lazy pace and uninventive guitar. "Empty Bottles" ... «Worcester Telegram, Jun 15»
5
Music Review: Rapper Yelawolf unremarkable on 'Love Story'
"Change" is a perfect example: The track about life's crossroads has decent lyrics, but remains saddled with a lazy pace and uninventive guitar. "Empty Bottles" ... «Jack County Herald, Jun 15»
6
Edit Desk: Lonely lunches
... is comfortable speaking up and stepping forward, while introspective individuals are seen as uninventive and therefore unworthy of leadership roles or power. «Brown and White, May 15»
7
The U.S. formation is back to the tried and true. Whatever that means.
Once more, the U.S. is back to its tried and true, uninventive formation. This time it is against Denmark, with four at the back, a pair of outright, speedy wingers in ... «Fusion, Mar 15»
8
Legislative session was an epic fail
This session will be remembered as unimaginative, uninventive and uninspiring. The list of failures is long. - Medicaid expansion. Politics once again doomed ... «Wyoming Tribune, Mar 15»
9
Ne-Yo: Non-Fiction review – flatly uninventive
If you thought you'd heard the last of Ne-Yo's concept-album dalliances on 2010 dud Libra Scale, brace yourself. On Non-Fiction, the Grammy-winning ... «The Guardian, Feb 15»
10
'Leviathan' a Monster of Cliché, Craft
Immediately, the predictable and uninventive script of “Leviathan” prevents it from becoming a great film. Fortunately, “Leviathan” partly balances these ... «Harvard Crimson, Feb 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Uninventive [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/uninventive>. Apr 2024 ».
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