"uninteresting" meaning in English

See uninteresting in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more uninteresting [comparative], most uninteresting [superlative]
Etymology: un- + interesting Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|interesting}} un- + interesting Head templates: {{en-adj}} uninteresting (comparative more uninteresting, superlative most uninteresting)
  1. Arousing little or no interest; boring or uneventful. Synonyms: noninteresting Translations (arousing little or no interest; boring or uneventful): nezajímavý [masculine] (Czech), oninteressant (Dutch), tylsä (Finnish), ikävystyttävä (Finnish), inintéressant (French), uninteressant (German), αδιάφορος (adiáforos) (Greek), neamhshuimiúil (Irish), neamhspéisiúil (Irish), leamh (Irish), poco interessante (Italian), mākihakiha (Maori), nieciekawy [masculine] (Polish), неинтере́сный (neinterésnyj) (Russian)

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          "sense": "arousing little or no interest; boring or uneventful",
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          "lang": "Finnish",
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          "sense": "arousing little or no interest; boring or uneventful",
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          "sense": "arousing little or no interest; boring or uneventful",
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          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "arousing little or no interest; boring or uneventful",
          "word": "poco interessante"
        },
        {
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "arousing little or no interest; boring or uneventful",
          "word": "mākihakiha"
        },
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          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "arousing little or no interest; boring or uneventful",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "nieciekawy"
        },
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "neinterésnyj",
          "sense": "arousing little or no interest; boring or uneventful",
          "word": "неинтере́сный"
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      "sense": "arousing little or no interest; boring or uneventful",
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    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "arousing little or no interest; boring or uneventful",
      "word": "ikävystyttävä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "arousing little or no interest; boring or uneventful",
      "word": "inintéressant"
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    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "arousing little or no interest; boring or uneventful",
      "word": "uninteressant"
    },
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      "roman": "adiáforos",
      "sense": "arousing little or no interest; boring or uneventful",
      "word": "αδιάφορος"
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      "sense": "arousing little or no interest; boring or uneventful",
      "word": "neamhshuimiúil"
    },
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      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "arousing little or no interest; boring or uneventful",
      "word": "neamhspéisiúil"
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      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "arousing little or no interest; boring or uneventful",
      "word": "leamh"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "arousing little or no interest; boring or uneventful",
      "word": "poco interessante"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "arousing little or no interest; boring or uneventful",
      "word": "mākihakiha"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "arousing little or no interest; boring or uneventful",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "nieciekawy"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "neinterésnyj",
      "sense": "arousing little or no interest; boring or uneventful",
      "word": "неинтере́сный"
    }
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