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10 Language-to-English DictionariesUnattractive
/ˌʌn.əˈtræk.tɪv/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Not appealing or pleasing in appearance.
"The building's design was considered unattractive by many architects." - 2
Lacking charm or appeal.
"His personality was deemed unattractive due to his arrogance."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'unattractive' is formed by the prefix 'un-' meaning 'not' and the root 'attractive', which comes from the Latin 'attractivus', meaning 'to draw towards'. The term evolved in English during the late 19th century to describe something that does not appeal visually or emotionally.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Unattractive" is said worldwide
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peu attrayant
Transliteration: puh ah-trah-yahn
"Le bâtiment est peu attrayant."
unattraktiv
Transliteration: oon-ah-trah-tiv
"Das Design ist unattraktiv."
non attraente
Transliteration: non at-tra-en-te
"Il suo aspetto è non attraente."
poco atractivo
Transliteration: poh-koh ah-trah-tee-voh
"El diseño es poco atractivo."
pouco atraente
Transliteration: poh-koh ah-trah-en-tay
"O edifício é pouco atraente."
अकर्षक नहीं
Transliteration: akarshak nahin
"यह इमारत आकर्षक नहीं है।"
不吸引人
Transliteration: bù xīyǐn rén
"这个设计不吸引人。"
매력적이지 않은
Transliteration: maeryeokjeogiji anheun
"그 디자인은 매력적이지 않다."
魅力的でない
Transliteration: miryokuteki de nai
"そのデザインは魅力的でない。"
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