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Meaning of "uninviting" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF UNINVITING

uninviting  [ˌʌnɪnˈvaɪtɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UNINVITING

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

WHAT DOES UNINVITING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of uninviting in the English dictionary

The definition of uninviting in the dictionary is not tempting, alluring, or attractive.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UNINVITING


backbiting
ˈbækbaɪtɪŋ
biting
ˈbaɪtɪŋ
copywriting
ˈkɒpɪˌraɪtɪŋ
exciting
ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ
fighting
ˈfaɪtɪŋ
firefighting
ˈfaɪəˌfaɪtɪŋ
handwriting
ˈhændˌraɪtɪŋ
infighting
ˈɪnˌfaɪtɪŋ
inviting
ɪnˈvaɪtɪŋ
kiting
ˈkaɪtɪŋ
lighting
ˈlaɪtɪŋ
moonlighting
ˈmuːnˌlaɪtɪŋ
prewriting
priːˈraɪtɪŋ
screenwriting
ˈskriːnraɪtɪŋ
sighting
ˈsaɪtɪŋ
siting
ˈsaɪtɪŋ
songwriting
ˈsɒŋˌraɪtɪŋ
underwriting
ˈʌndəˌraɪtɪŋ
whiting
ˈwaɪtɪŋ
writing
ˈraɪtɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UNINVITING

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

WORDS THAT END LIKE UNINVITING

accounting
auditing
awaiting
counterfeiting
creative writing
dispiriting
editing
forfaiting
ghostwriting
government in waiting
inhibiting
lady-in-waiting
limiting
nail-biting
no waiting
recruiting
soliciting
suiting
visiting
vomiting
waiting

Synonyms and antonyms of uninviting in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «UNINVITING»

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

Translation of «uninviting» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UNINVITING

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

Translator English - Chinese

不招人喜欢
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

poco atractivo
570 millions of speakers

English

uninviting
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

uninviting
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

أونينفيتينج
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

непривлекательным
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

convidativo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আকর্ষণশূন্য
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

peu attrayant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tidak menarik
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

wenig einladend
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

興味をそそらない
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

마음이 끌리지
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Uninviting
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

không được mời mà đến
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ரத்துசெய்வது
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

निरुपयोगी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

çekici olmayan
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

poco invitante
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nieapetyczny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

непривабливим
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

neprimitoare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

άχαρο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

onaanlokkelijk
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

uninviting
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

frastøtende
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of uninviting

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UNINVITING»

The term «uninviting» is regularly used and occupies the 55.480 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «UNINVITING» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNINVITING»

Discover the use of uninviting in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to uninviting and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Special Edition Using Groove 2.0
You have the option of uninviting a member from a shared space. By right- clicking a user in the member's panel, you can choose uninvite from the menu. After confirmation, the member will be removed from this shared space. The uninvited ...
Bill Pitzer, 2002
2
Events and Grammar
means that I have to give an alternative explanation of the uninviting world interpretation of (25). This explanation follows Ladusaw 1992. Ladusaw argues that the relevant reading of (25) should be analyzed as a case of negative concord.
Susan Rothstein, 2001
3
Annual Report of the American Institute, of the City of New York
UNINVITING. FARMING. Mr. J. Plocker, Thirtieth Wisconsin Volunteers, Fort Sully, gives the following uninviting picture of Western farming: "The universal success which has attended the raising of corn, and its subsequent conversion into pork ...
American Institute of the City of New York, 1865
4
Key Papers from the Journal of Child Psychotherapy
In the dream this is a cold state, already dark, so uninviting that she decides not to try it and resorts to onmipotence instead. She also understands that her analysis is, as it were, 'advising' her to bathe in reality. This holiday dream in which she ...
Paul Barrows, 2004
5
Toward E-commerce Website Evaluation and Use: A Balanced View
Unpleasant, uncomfortable, uninviting, and annoying are the top four items in the PNAQ measures in terms of loadings and t-statistics. I conducted a number of confirmatory factor analyses with different combinations of three out of these four  ...
Lina Li, Syracuse University. Graduate School, 2008
6
Oxford Thesaurus of English
adjective the bed looked cold and uninviting: unappealing, untempting, undesirable, unattractive, unappetizing; bleak, cheerless, joyless, dreary, dismal, depressing, grim, comfortless, inhospitable; unpleasant, disagreeable, distasteful , ...
Maurice Waite, 2009
7
Oxford English Mini Dictionary
Don't confuse uninterested with disinterested, which means 'impartial'. uninviting adj. not attractive; unpleasant. union n. 1 the act of uniting or the fact of being united. 2 a society or association, esp. a trade union. 3 (or Union) a politiV cal unit ...
Oxford Dictionaries,, Charlotte Buxton, 2013
8
Communicating Effectively For Dummies
Uninviting. tone. of. voice. As a listener, you may speak or make sounds in response to the speaker's message — and that makes your tone of voice important. It's a strong part of your behavior that greatly impacts how open or judgmental you ...
Marty Brounstein, 2011
9
Colburn's New Monthly Magazine and Humorist
But in Thorney Island there were—at this time—none to listen. In common with other equally dreary and uninviting places, it is to the church that Westminster owes her redemption from even those disadvantages which nature herself imposed.
‎1839
10
Sanctuary (Routledge Revivals)
Everything around is grey, monotonous, dead looking, uninviting. Sometimes little empty railway stations flash by, groups of small houses with green patches of lawn in front of them, then the same again: hillocks, fields, sheep, cows in ...
Catherine Panich, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNINVITING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term uninviting is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Revamp of Edinburgh's 'dark and uninviting' corner
Chris Stewart, chief executive of Edinburgh-based CSG, said the proposals would see a comprehensive regeneration of a “dark and uninviting part of the city ... «Scotsman, Jun 15»
2
Nick & Sarah Jensen Are Now Getting Uninvited To People's …
Their friends are now having second thoughts, and uninviting them to their weddings. One woman, Annie Haggar, wrote an open letter about how she knows the ... «Pedestrian TV, Jun 15»
3
Why I Am Upset Over the SBC Uninviting Ben Carson
Last night I was about to go to sleep, but because of FOMO (fear of missing out) I checked a few things on my phone before turning off the lights. «Christian Post, May 15»
4
Miss Manners: Uninviting people tends to be ticklish
Dear Miss Manners: I am looking for an appropriate way to uninvite someone to a corporate event. The guest list has been revised, and I need to uninvite five ... «Buffalo News, Apr 15»
5
An Uninviting Patio Gets the Tropical Treatment
Ananda, the blogger behind A Piece of Rainbow, wasn't exactly jazzed by her rental's concrete box of a patio. She longed for a more inviting — even tropical ... «Good Housekeeping, Apr 15»
6
Lena Dunham ditches her grungy style in favour of a florals on Ellen …
'He referred to it as uninviting. He said it was an uninviting garment. Which doesn't mean I took it off. It just means that that point of contention existed,' Lena said. «Daily Mail, Mar 15»
7
Deborah Ross: Do tell the bride — I am happy to be uninvited
A letter from a bride to her “bullying'' parents uninviting them from her wedding was posted on the social networking site Reddit and immediately went viral. «The Times, Feb 15»
8
Culture Report: Beauty and the Border
One of the complaints I've heard, and made, is that the new border is uninviting. The large concrete walls and steel bars give the impression you're entering or ... «Voice of San Diego, Sep 14»
9
MS Tea Party starts the 'purge' by uninviting Bill Marcy to the Tea …
News Flash - This is for my friends who follow my page. Most of you know, I have been critical of how Chris McDaniel has IGNORED the African American ... «Yall Politics, Jul 14»
10
Dustin Lance Black slams alma mater for uninviting him as …
Hollywood screenwriter DUSTIN LANCE BLACK has slammed administrators at his alma mater after they withdrew an invitation to speak at an upcoming ... «Express.co.uk, Apr 14»

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