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Football teaches you hard work. It takes a lot of unspectacular preparation to have spectacular results in both business and football.
Roger Staubach

Meaning of "unspectacular" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF UNSPECTACULAR

unspectacular  [ˌʌnspɛkˈtækjʊlə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UNSPECTACULAR

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

WHAT DOES UNSPECTACULAR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of unspectacular in the English dictionary

The definition of unspectacular in the dictionary is not of or resembling a spectacle; unimpressive.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UNSPECTACULAR


bacula
ˈbækjʊlə
Dracula
ˈdrækjʊlə
facula
ˈfækjʊlə
hibernacula
ˌhaɪbəˈnækjʊlə
intertentacular
ˌɪntətɛnˈtækjʊlə
macula
ˈmækjʊlə
macular
ˈmækjʊlə
nonspectacular
ˌnɒnspɛkˈtækjʊlə
oracular
ɒˈrækjʊlə
receptacula
ˌresepˈtækjʊlə
receptacular
ˌrɛsɛpˈtækjʊlə
retinacular
ˌrɛtɪˈnækjʊlə
saccular
ˈsækjʊlə
spectacular
spɛkˈtækjʊlə
supernacular
ˌsuːpəˈnækjʊlə
sustentacula
ˌsʌstenˈtækjʊlə
sustentacular
ˌsʌstɛnˈtækjʊlə
tabernacular
ˌtæbəˈnækjʊlə
tentacular
tɛnˈtækjʊlə
vernacular
vəˈnækjʊlə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UNSPECTACULAR

unspeak
unspeakable
unspeakableness
unspeakably
unspecialised
unspecialized
unspecifiable
unspecific
unspecifically
unspecified
unspectacled
unspeculative
unsped
unspell
unspent
unsphere
unspied
unspilt
unspirited
unspiritual

WORDS THAT END LIKE UNSPECTACULAR

articular
auricular
binocular
calcular
cardiovascular
circular
curricular
extracurricular
in particular
macromolecular
molecular
muscular
ocular
particular
perpendicular
popular
secular
testicular
vascular
vehicular
ventricular

Synonyms and antonyms of unspectacular in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «UNSPECTACULAR»

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

Translation of «unspectacular» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UNSPECTACULAR

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

Translator English - Chinese

引人注意
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

espectacular
570 millions of speakers

English

unspectacular
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

unspectacular
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

unspectacular
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

незахватывающим
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

espetacular
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

unspectacular
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

spectaculaire
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tidak spektakuler
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

unspektakuläre
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

地味
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

진부한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Unspectacular
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

unspectacular
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அமையவில்லை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अनपेक्षित
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

unspectacular
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

spettacolare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

spektakularne
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

незахвативающім
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

nespectaculos
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

θεαματικό
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

unspectacular
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

oansenliga
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sjetteplass
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of unspectacular

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UNSPECTACULAR»

The term «unspectacular» is regularly used and occupies the 72.745 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «UNSPECTACULAR» OVER TIME

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

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5 QUOTES WITH «UNSPECTACULAR»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word unspectacular.
1
Steve Albini
My father was an expert hunter, so we ate a lot of wild game when I was growing up in Montana. That helped broaden my palate generally, but I know it informed my distaste for factory farms and unspectacular commercial meat.
2
W. H. Auden
Evil is unspectacular and always human, and shares our bed and eats at our own table.
3
Dieter Rams
Not the spectacular things are the important things - the unspectacular things are the important things, especially in the future.
4
Robert H. Schuller
Spectacular achievement is always preceded by unspectacular preparation.
5
Roger Staubach
Football teaches you hard work. It takes a lot of unspectacular preparation to have spectacular results in both business and football.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNSPECTACULAR»

Discover the use of unspectacular in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to unspectacular and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Becoming Unspectacular
Zach Closs. Becoming Unspectacular A novel by Zach Closs "A man can be happy with any woman, as long.
Zach Closs
2
Fizzle: The UNSPECTACULAR DEMISE of AMERICAN INDEPENDENT ...
You might say this book is about the Fizzle of the Sizzle. It is wishful thinking on my behalf to believe this book will explain how the sharks got away with fleecing filmmakers, and why they will continue to do so.
Norman Gerard, Gerard Norman Gerard, 2010
3
The Unspectacular Rise and Fall of Irwin Lipstead
The Unspectacular Rise and Fall of Irwin Lipsted is the first story in a collection of nine short stories.
John Smith, 2011
4
Before Stones Become Bread: Becoming More Like Jesus by ...
Spectacular Achievement & Unspectacular Preparation Bobby Knight has been one of the more colorful and controversial college basketball coaches of the last thirty years. Some time ago, a television reporter asked Knight why his basketball  ...
Chris Seidman, 2006
5
Keeping Faith With the United Nations
VII The United Nations pursues the spectacular as well as the unspectacular. Already in 1970 it was emphasized that: The United Nations has two overriding objectives: the maintenance of peace and security and the promotion of economic ...
B. G. Ramcharan, 1987
6
Who Is This Man?: Christ in the Renewal of the Church
Thus the introit for the first Sunday after Christmas Day suggest the spectacularly unspectacular way, in which the word, the second person of the Trinity, slips, as it were, quietly into the world, in the manger at Bethlehem. Likewise in the story ...
William Davage, Jonathan Baker, 2006
7
Speaking Out: Storytelling and Creative Drama for Children
Nevertheless, these programs and the tiny, if not minuscule, groups of adults who work with children in these programs are crucial to support and maintain if the unspectacular is going to thrive as a subversive force — and I think that is our only ...
Jack Zipes, 2004
8
Rethinking Society in the 21st Century: Critical Readings in ...
What are those unspectacular activities? And how can they be made more spectacular, more enchanted, and more beneficial from an educational point of view? Of course, the irreducible minimum of the university involves professors teaching ...
Michelle Webber, Kate Bezanson, 2012
9
Youth Cultures: Scenes, Subcultures and Tribes
Unspectacular. youth. While their tendency to emphasize individual fluidity and complexity contrasts with the notion of subculture, 'post subcultural' theorists sometimes havebeencriticisedfor continuing to focus on spectacular ordeviantyouth ...
Paul Hodkinson, Wolfgang Deicke, 2007
10
Guatemalan Journey
El Churrasco THE PROTESTS I SAW—the railroad protest, the GAM rallies, the strikes—all involved violence, though the violence was usually unspectacular: the bulldozing of shacks, the bombing of the GAM headquarters (a periodic event  ...
Stephen Connely Benz, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNSPECTACULAR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term unspectacular is used in the context of the following news items.
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'Paper Towns' a solid, unspectacular adaptation which strays too far …
'Paper Towns' a solid, unspectacular adaptation which strays too far from source material. Posted by Liam McGuire on Jul 28, 2015 07:00. ShareTweet. I'm not ... «Bloguin, Jul 15»
2
Pan Am Games Roundup: Solid if unspectacular Day 8 for Canada
Pan Am Games Roundup: Solid if unspectacular Day 8 for Canada ... Games, but the host country rebounded and finished with a solid if unspectacular day. «Toronto Star, Jul 15»
3
Kinder Morgan Inc. Earnings: Solid, but Certainly Unspectacular
Kinder Morgan Inc. Earnings: Solid, but Certainly Unspectacular. The natural gas pipeline company did raise its dividend again and remains on pace for its ... «Motley Fool, Jul 15»
4
St Kilda veteran Farren Ray reaches 200 games in unspectacular
Search in: AFL. theage.com.au; Web; AFL. St Kilda veteran Farren Ray reaches 200 games in unspectacular fashion. Date: June 23, 2015. (29); Vote; Read later ... «The Age, Jun 15»
5
Good Intentions and Unspectacular Results in Two Big New …
Good Intentions and Unspectacular Results in Two Big New Commissions at the Frye Museum. by Jen Graves • Jun 11, 2015 at 1:22 pm. submit to reddit. «TheStranger.com, Jun 15»
6
Spectacle of Formula One 'unspectacular'
The spectacle has become unspectacular you could say. People want to see the drivers racing flat out against each other, not tip-toeing around the circuits ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jun 15»
7
'Entourage' Review: Another Unspectacular HBO Season In Movie …
The premiere of “Entourage” on HBO in the summer of 2004 arrived just a few months after my own arrival in Hollywood. My goals were much less ambitious ... «Breitbart News, Jun 15»
8
Unspectacular start for Petra Kvitova
PARIS -- There are probably four women who can realistically win this French Open. In order of probability, in the minds of analysts: Maria Sharapova, Simona ... «ESPN, May 15»
9
U.S. economy rebounding with solid, if unspectacular, job gains
The U.S. job market rebounded in April, the government said Friday, helping to ease worries that the economy was on the brink of another extended slowdown ... «Dallas Morning News, May 15»
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White Sox top prospect Carlos Rodon debuts with unspectacular
The Chicago White Sox called up top prospect Carlos Rodon — the third overall pick in the 2014 MLB Draft — to pitch out of their bullpen as they work to ... «USA TODAY, Apr 15»

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