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uninviting

[ uhn-in-vahy-ting ]

/ ˌʌn ɪnˈvaɪ tɪŋ /

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adjective

not inviting; unpleasant: a region with an uninviting climate.

Origin of uninviting

First recorded in 1680–90; un-¹ + inviting

SYNONYMS FOR uninviting

unappealing, unattractive, disagreeable.

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OTHER WORDS FROM uninviting

un·in·vit·ing·ly, adverb un·in·vit·ing·ness, noun

Words nearby uninviting

uninteresting, uninterrupted, uninterrupted suture, uninucleate, uninvited, uninviting, uninvolved, uniocular, uniocular hemianopsia, union, union buster

Example sentences from the Web for uninviting

Second,tourism industries worldwide never advertise the uninviting or unpalatable side to their tourist destinations.

A Trojan Horse in CUNY’s Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies? |Andrea Weiss |July 19, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
From Yokohama to Montreal is a long day's journey, and the forepart is uninviting.

Letters of Travel (1892-1913) |Rudyard Kipling
As I swung round the stairs into the gallery I thought for a moment that it was empty, as it lay before me dark and uninviting.

Marjorie |Justin Huntly McCarthy
He cast his eyes on her: a quiet look, neither languid nor frigid seeming to her both open and uninviting.

The Celt and Saxon, Complete |George Meredith

As usual there was an uninviting "slough of despond" in the hollow.

Across America by Motor-cycle |C. K. Shepherd
It seemed as though it feared to rise in the grey, damp, uninviting atmosphere.

The Emperor, Complete |Georg Ebers

British Dictionary definitions for uninviting

uninviting

/ (ˌʌnɪnˈvaɪtɪŋ) /

adjective

not tempting, alluring, or attractive