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UNATTRACTIVE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does unattractive mean? 

UNATTRACTIVE (adjective)
  The adjective UNATTRACTIVE has 3 senses:

1. lacking beauty or charmplay

2. lacking power to arouse interestplay

3. not appealing to the sensesplay

  Familiarity information: UNATTRACTIVE used as an adjective is uncommon.


 Dictionary entry details 


UNATTRACTIVE (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Lacking beauty or charm

Context example:

as unattractive as most mining regions

Similar:

homely; plain (lacking in physical beauty or proportion)

subfusc (devoid of brightness or appeal)

unprepossessing; unpresentable (creating an unfavorable or neutral first impression)

Also:

ugly (displeasing to the senses)

uninviting (neither attractive nor tempting)

unseductive (not seductive)

Attribute:

attractiveness (sexual allure)

Antonym:

attractive (pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm)

Derivation:

unattractiveness (an ugliness of appearance that is not appealing to viewers)


Sense 2

Meaning:

Lacking power to arouse interest

Context example:

being unemployed is a most unattractive prospect

Similar:

unappealing (not able to attract favorable attention)


Sense 3

Meaning:

Not appealing to the senses

Synonyms:

unattractive; untempting

Context example:

untempting food

Similar:

uninviting (neither attractive nor tempting)


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