"unremarkable" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: [ˌʌn.ɹɪˈmɑː.kə.bl̩] [Received-Pronunciation], [ˌʌn.ɹɪˈmɑɹ.kə.bl̩] [General-American] Forms: more unremarkable [comparative], most unremarkable [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)kəbəl Etymology: un- + remarkable. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|remarkable}} un- + remarkable Head templates: {{en-adj}} unremarkable (comparative more unremarkable, superlative most unremarkable)
  1. Not remarkable. Synonyms: nondescript, commonplace, jejune, mundane, ordinary Translations (not remarkable): ἄσημος (ásēmos) (Ancient Greek), սովորական (sovorakan) (Armenian), ոչնչով աչքի չընկնող (očʿnčʿov ačʿkʿi čʿənknoġ) (Armenian), vähäpätöinen (Finnish), merkityksetön (Finnish), banal (French), commun (French), ordinaire (French), insignificante (Italian), nijaki (Polish), neremarcabil [masculine] (Romanian), insignifiant [masculine] (Romanian), обыкнове́нный (obyknovénnyj) (Russian), непримеча́тельный (neprimečátelʹnyj) (Russian), oansenlig (Swedish), tầm thường (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-unremarkable-en-adj-RKDhYS73 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un-

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