Unattractive — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

lacking beauty or charm

lacking power to arouse interest

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʌnɐtɹˈæktɪv/

🇬🇧British English

/ʌnɐtɹˈaktɪv/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʌnɐtɹˈaktɪv/

4 syllables Say it as /ʌnɐtɹˈæktɪv/.

Examples

as unattractive as most mining regions
being unemployed is a most unattractive prospect
untempting food

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

untempting

Antonyms

attractive

Parts of Speech

adjective	lacking beauty or charm “as unattractive as most mining regions”
adjective	lacking power to arouse interest “being unemployed is a most unattractive prospect”
adjective	not appealing to the senses “untempting food”

Word Forms

unattractiveness

noun

an ugliness of appearance that is not appealing to viewers

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

unattraktiv

es mangelt an Schönheit oder Charme

🇫🇷French

peu attrayant

manquant de beauté ou de charme

🇪🇸Spanish

no atractivo

carente de belleza o encanto

🇮🇹Italian

poco attraente

privo di bellezza o fascino

🇳🇱Dutch

onaantrekkelijk

zonder schoonheid of charme

🇵🇹Portuguese

pouco atraente

sem beleza ou charme

🇷🇺Russian

непривлекательный

не хватает красоты и обаяния

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बदसूरत

सुंदरता या आकर्षण का अभाव

🇧🇩Bengali

অনাকর্ষণীয়

সৌন্দর্য বা আকর্ষণের অভাব

🇮🇳Tamil

அழகற்ற

அழகு அல்லது வசீகரம் இல்லாதது

🇮🇳Telugu

ఆకర్షణీయం కానిది

అందం లేదా ఆకర్షణ లేకపోవడం

🇮🇳Marathi

अनाकर्षक

सौंदर्य किंवा आकर्षण नसणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

બિનઆકર્ષક

સુંદરતા અથવા વશીકરણનો અભાવ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸುಂದರವಲ್ಲದ

ಸೌಂದರ್ಯ ಅಥವಾ ಆಕರ್ಷಣೆಯ ಕೊರತೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ആകർഷകമല്ലാത്ത

സൗന്ദര്യമോ ചാരുതയോ ഇല്ല

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗੈਰ-ਆਕਰਸ਼ਕ

ਸੁੰਦਰਤਾ ਜਾਂ ਸੁਹਜ ਦੀ ਘਾਟ

🇵🇰Urdu

غیر کشش

خوبصورتی یا دلکشی کی کمی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

没有吸引力

缺乏美丽或魅力

🇯🇵Japanese

魅力的でない

美しさや魅力に欠けている

🇰🇷Korean

매력적이지 않은

아름다움이나 매력이 부족하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

không hấp dẫn

thiếu vẻ đẹp hay sự quyến rũ

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่สวย

ขาดความสวยงามหรือเสน่ห์

🇮🇩Indonesian

kurang menarik

kurang keindahan atau pesona

🇵🇭Filipino

hindi kaakit-akit

kulang sa kagandahan o kagandahan

🇲🇾Malay

tidak menarik

kurang kecantikan atau daya tarikan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غير جذاب

تفتقر إلى الجمال أو السحر

🇮🇷Persian

غیر جذاب

فاقد زیبایی یا جذابیت

🇹🇷Turkish

çekici olmayan

güzellik veya çekicilikten yoksun

🇮🇱Hebrew

לא אטרקטיבי

חסר יופי או קסם

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The primary meaning of 'unattractive' is 'lacking beauty or charm'.

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