Unsophisticated — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

not wise in the ways of the world; ; - Kate O'Brien

lacking complexity

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʌnsəfˈɪstᵻkˌeɪɾᵻd/

🇬🇧British English

/ʌnsəfˈɪstɪkˌeɪtɪd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʌnsəfˈɪstɪkˌeɪtɪd/

6 syllables Say it as /ʌnsəfˈɪstᵻkˌeɪɾᵻd/.

Examples

either too unsophisticated or too honest to promise more than he could deliver
this helplessly unworldly woman
small and uncomplicated cars for those really interested in motoring

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

bumpkinly rustic hick unworldly uncomplicated

Parts of Speech

adjective	not wise in the ways of the world; ; - Kate O'Brien “either too unsophisticated or too honest to promise more than he could deliver”
adjective	lacking complexity “small and uncomplicated cars for those really interested in motoring”
adjective	awkwardly simple and provincial “bumpkinly country boys”

Word Forms

bumpkin	noun	a person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture
rusticity	noun	the quality of being rustic or gauche

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

ungekünstelt

nicht weise in der Welt; ; - Kate O'Brien

🇫🇷French

simple

pas sage dans les voies du monde ; ; -Kate O'Brien

🇪🇸Spanish

no sofisticado

no sabio en los caminos del mundo; ; - Kate O'Brien

🇮🇹Italian

non sofisticato

non saggio nelle vie del mondo; ; -Kate O'Brien

🇳🇱Dutch

ongekunsteld

niet wijs in de wegen van de wereld; ; - Kate O'Brien

🇵🇹Portuguese

pouco sofisticado

não é sábio nos caminhos do mundo; ; -Kate O'Brien

🇷🇺Russian

бесхитростный

не мудр в путях мира; ; - Кейт О'Брайен

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अपरिष्कृत

संसार के रीति-रिवाजों में बुद्धिमान नहीं; ; - केट ओ'ब्रायन

🇧🇩Bengali

অসম্পূর্ণ

জগতের পথে জ্ঞানী নয়; ; - কেট ও'ব্রায়েন

🇮🇳Tamil

நுட்பமற்ற

உலகத்தின் வழிகளில் ஞானி அல்ல; ; - கேட் ஓ பிரையன்

🇮🇳Telugu

అధునాతనమైనది

ప్రపంచ మార్గాలలో జ్ఞాని కాదు; ; - కేట్ ఓ'బ్రియన్

🇮🇳Marathi

अत्याधुनिक

जगाच्या मार्गात शहाणा नाही. ; - केट ओब्रायन

🇮🇳Gujarati

અસંસ્કારી

વિશ્વના માર્ગો મુજબની નથી; ; - કેટ ઓ'બ્રાયન

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅತ್ಯಾಧುನಿಕ

ಲೋಕದ ಮಾರ್ಗಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಜ್ಞಾನಿಯಲ್ಲ; ; - ಕೇಟ್ ಒ'ಬ್ರೇನ್

🇮🇳Malayalam

പരിഷ്കൃതമല്ലാത്ത

ലോകത്തിൻ്റെ വഴികളിൽ ജ്ഞാനിയല്ല; ; - കേറ്റ് ഒബ്രിയൻ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੇਢੰਗੇ

ਸੰਸਾਰ ਦੇ ਤਰੀਕਿਆਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਬੁੱਧੀਮਾਨ ਨਹੀਂ; ; - ਕੇਟ ਓ'ਬ੍ਰਾਇਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

غیر نفیس

دنیا کے طریقوں میں عقلمند نہیں۔ ; - کیٹ اوبرائن

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

不成熟的

不懂得世俗之道； ; - 凯特·奥布莱恩

🇯🇵Japanese

洗練されていない

世の中のやり方では賢くない。 ; - ケイト・オブライエン

🇰🇷Korean

섞인 것 없는

세상의 길에 지혜롭지 못하며 ; - 케이트 오브라이언

🇻🇳Vietnamese

không phức tạp

không khôn ngoan theo cách của thế gian; ; - Kate O'Brien

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่ซับซ้อน

ไม่ฉลาดในทางโลก ; - เคท โอ'ไบรอัน

🇮🇩Indonesian

sederhana

tidak bijaksana menurut cara-cara dunia; ; - Kate O'Brien

🇵🇭Filipino

hindi sopistikado

hindi matalino sa mga paraan ng mundo; ; - Kate O'Brien

🇲🇾Malay

tidak canggih

tidak bijak dalam cara dunia; ; - Kate O'Brien

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غير متطورة

ليس حكيما في طرق العالم. ; - كيت أوبراين

🇮🇷Persian

غیر پیچیده

در راه دنیا عاقل نیست. ; - کیت اوبراین

🇹🇷Turkish

basit

dünyanın yollarında bilge değil; ; -Kate O'Brien

🇮🇱Hebrew

לֹא מְתוּחכָּם

לא חכם בדרכי העולם; ; - קייט אובראיין

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