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uninviting

 
Dictionary: un·in·vit·ing
(ŭn'ĭn-vī'tĭng) pronunciation
adj.
Not pleasant or attractive; disagreeable: an uninviting prospect.

uninvitingly un'in·vit'ing·ly adv.

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adjective

    So disagreeable as to discourage approach: forbidding, inhospitable, unhospitable. See warn/invite.

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The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: neither attractive nor tempting
  Antonym: inviting (meaning #1)

Meaning #2: not tempting
  Synonym: untempting


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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - uindbydende, frastødende, ikke indbydende

Nederlands (Dutch)
niet uitnodigend, onaantrekkelijk

Français (French)
adj. - rébarbatif, peu appétissant

Deutsch (German)
adj. - wenig verlockend, nicht einladend

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - μη ελκυστικός, απωθητικός, άχαρος

Italiano (Italian)
non invitante

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - pouco convidativo, sem atrativos

Русский (Russian)
непривлекательный, неаппетитный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - no atractivo, repelente, repugnante

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - föga inbjudande, ogemytlig

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
不动人的, 讨厌的, 无魅力的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 不動人的, 討厭的, 無魅力的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 마음 내키지 않는, 싫은

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 心をひきつけない, 気が進まない

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) منفر, غير جذاب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮לא מזמין, לא מושך, דוחה‬


 
 
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