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PRONUNCIATION OF UNTHREATENING

unthreatening  [ʌnˈθretənɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UNTHREATENING

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

WHAT DOES UNTHREATENING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of unthreatening in the English dictionary

The definition of unthreatening in the dictionary is not threatening or menacing.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UNTHREATENING


air-conditioning
ˈɛəkənˌdɪʃ ənɪŋ
battening
ˈbætənɪŋ
conditioning
kənˈdɪʃənɪŋ
disheartening
dɪsˈhɑːtənɪŋ
gardening
ˈɡɑːdənɪŋ
governing
ˈɡʌvənɪŋ
happening
ˈhæpənɪŋ
heartening
ˈhɑːtənɪŋ
life-threatening
ˈlaɪfθretənɪŋ
lightening
ˈlaɪtənɪŋ
nonfattening
ˌnɒnˈfætənɪŋ
nonthreatening
ˌnɒnˈθrɛtənɪŋ
opening
ˈəʊpənɪŋ
patterning
ˈpætənɪŋ
positioning
pəˈzɪʃənɪŋ
shortening
ˈʃɔːtənɪŋ
sweetening
ˈswiːtənɪŋ
threatening
ˈθrɛtənɪŋ
tightening
ˈtaɪtənɪŋ
unenlightening
ˌʌnɪnˈlaɪtənɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UNTHREATENING

unthinkableness
unthinkably
unthinking
unthinkingly
unthinkingness
unthorough
unthought
unthought-of
unthoughtful
unthoughtfully
unthread
unthreatened
unthrift
unthriftihead
unthriftily
unthriftiness
unthrifty
unthriftyhead
unthriftyhed
unthrone

WORDS THAT END LIKE UNTHREATENING

awakening
beginning
christening
easy listening
enlightening
evening
fastening
frightening
good evening
grand opening
hardening
intervening
listening
screening
sharpening
strengthening
thickening
weakening
whitening
widening
worsening

Synonyms and antonyms of unthreatening in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «unthreatening» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UNTHREATENING

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

Translator English - Chinese

构成威胁
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

unthreatening
570 millions of speakers

English

unthreatening
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

unthreatening
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

غير مهددة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

себе угрозы
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

unthreatening
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

unthreatening
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

unthreatening
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tidak menyedari
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

nicht bedrohlich
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

unthreatening
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

위협적
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Unthreatening
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

không đáng sợ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

unthreatening
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उद्दामपणा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

unthreatening
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

unthreatening
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kloszem
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

собі загрози
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

neamenințător
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

unthreatening
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

bedreigende
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

unthreatening
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

unthreatening
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of unthreatening

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UNTHREATENING»

The term «unthreatening» is normally little used and occupies the 121.105 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «UNTHREATENING» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNTHREATENING»

Discover the use of unthreatening in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to unthreatening and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Basic Humor Process: A Cognitive-shift Theory and the ...
There is, of course, an obvious reply: that the laughter of humor evolved as a response to unthreatening incongruities. In view of the human tendency to err frequently in every or almost every respect, however, it is to be supposed that people ...
Robert L. Latta, 1999
2
UGLY FEELINGS
" She explores the politically equivocal work of these affective concepts in the cultural contexts where they seem most at stake, from academic feminist debates to the Harlem Renaissance, from late-twentieth-century American poetry to ...
Sianne NGAI, 2009
3
The Biophilia Hypothesis
Nature, Positive Emotional States, and Creativity As discussed in earlier sections, a growing number of studies have found that unthreatening natural environments are effective in eliciting broadly positive shifts in emotional states among ...
Stephen R. Kellert, Edward O. Wilson, 1995
4
Evolutionary Psychology in the Business Sciences
Effects. of. Unthreatening. Nature. on. Affective. and. Cognitive. Functioning. Habitat quality is not solely determined by structural landscape features, but also by the presence or absence of certain natural elements (e.g., animals, edible fruits).
Gad Saad, 2011
5
The Effect of Environmental Cues and Social Cues on Fear of ...
The interaction should show that the effect of concealment on fear of crime will depend on whether a site is populated with unthreatening others or not. Null Rejected H21 There will be a two-way interaction between environmental cues and ...
Lisa Jill Jorgensen, 2008
6
Charismatic Leadership in Singapore: Three Extraordinary People
Michael Bond argues50 that in Chinese conflict management situations, the message is always conveyed by a third, unthreatening party so that the strategies include indirect confrontation through mediators or arbitrators. It is imperative for the ...
Dayan Hava, Chan Kwok-bun, 2012
7
Minerva's Night Out: Philosophy, Pop Culture, and Moving ...
When a child sees a caregiver pull a funny face, she chuckles; but when a stranger does likewise, the child is more likely to cry. Incongruity alone does not promote laughter. The incongruity must appear in a context where it is unthreatening ...
‎2013
8
Wild Heart
“And unthreatening, MissJulia. Don't forget unthreatening.” That was exactly the word she'd used to describe Serge herself, ina conversation she'd had with her papa before he died. “Yes. He's unthreatening.Whatofit?” “Your Serge Henley is ...
Jane Bonander, 2013
9
Torture and Moral Integrity: A Philosophical Enquiry
A Philosophical Enquiry Matthew H. Kramer. from maintaining that victims of torture are defenceless to maintaining that they are unthreatening. My second chapter has adverted at more than one juncture to Shue's conflation of those properties, ...
Matthew H. Kramer, 2014
10
Culture, Power And History: Studies in Critical Sociology
32 Casual, Unthreatening, and Accessible Articles that frame cosmetic surgery as new technology often highlight its casual ease and accessibility. In recent print advertisements, Botox is described as a “simple, non-surgical procedure” which ...
Stephen J. Pfohl, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNTHREATENING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term unthreatening is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Letter to Sen. Bennet, Reps. DeGette, Perlmutter, Polis, Tipton
That truth, that hatred on the unthreatening paper, is the hatred of Iran for America. The decency of the Iranian people does not make a shred of a difference. «Intermountain Jewish News, Jul 15»
2
How David Letterman changed comedy forever
Corden's Late Late Show is broadcast at 12.30am each weekday, but is wholesome and unthreatening it could as easily be broadcast at 11 in the morning. «Telegraph.co.uk, May 15»
3
To Remind Dementia Patients To Eat, This Device Conjures The …
"We always wanted it to be as personal, simple, unthreatening, humble and elegantly designed as possible." With help from Olstrom, the designers created ... «Co.Design, May 15»
4
British artist pokes fun at contemporary art
That very public display of his cross-dressing is an integral part of his persona - outrageous but amiable, eccentric but unthreatening. Since then his popularity ... «Washington Times, May 15»
5
Ex-Missouri officer indicted for use of stun gun on teen whose heart …
... alleges that Runnels "continuously" shocked Masters with his stun gun while the teen was on the ground and unthreatening, then dropped Masters face-first ... «Chicago Tribune, Mar 15»
6
Forecast: Right Turn Ahead
... 2014 GUTHRIE CENTER, Iowa—In her campaign appearances, GOP Senate candidate Joni Ernst is composed, courteous, and emphatically unthreatening. «National Journal, Oct 14»
7
Annabelle review: Demonic doll fails to scare up thrills
... and familiar occult tropes that never add up to much. And the doll is an oddly unthreatening figure, even when the movie is pushing all the anxiety buttons. «Sydney Morning Herald, Oct 14»
8
“Washington's Determination to Drive the World to War”: Will Putin …
By Russia's low key and unthreatening response to Washington's aggression, thereby giving the West the mistaken signal that Russia is weak and fearful, the ... «Center for Research on Globalization, Aug 14»
9
At World Cup, CONCACAF sees its teams, including US, step up
Remember when CONCACAF was a quaint, unthreatening little football backwater where many of the people knew the sport as soccer — and few of them ... «Los Angeles Times, Jul 14»
10
Elegy for Things We've Lost
Maybe we always were, but rather than being associated with predatory sissies, we are now unthreatening suburbanites or affluent white urbanites. I recently ... «Huffington Post, Jun 14»

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