unattractive

CEFRB1

/ˌʌnəˈtræktɪv/

adjective

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01
adjective
Not pleasant or appealing to look at or experience.
02
adjective
Extra detail
An aesthetically unattractive person

Examples

Even before the plastic surgery, Mary wasn't unattractive.
Do you find me unattractive?

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses: 4
Parts of speech: 1
Citations: 4

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adjective

Extra meanings

Lacking the power to attract interest.
Not handsome or beautiful or appealing.

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In context

In light of the similarities of this word to siṡáya etc. and their close semantic proximity, it is unattractive to separate these two words.

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The old building had peeling paint and broken windows, making it very blank to visitors.

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All three parallel valleys of the Llynvi, Garw and Ogmore are much the same in physical character: the lower reaches are wooded and not unattractive, but as the railway climbs on ever-steepening grades, the hills on either hand grow barer and closer together, while in all respects the scene becomes more sombre, with the terraced, slate-roofed colliery towns and the road, railway and river all struggling for space in the narrowing defiles.
1955 July, D. S. Barrie, “Railways of the Bridgend District”, in Railway Magazine, page 449
Investors face a quandary. Cash offers a return of virtually zero in many developed countries; government-bond yields may have risen in recent weeks but they are still unattractive. Equities have suffered two big bear markets since 2000 and are wobbling again. It is hardly surprising that pension funds, insurers and endowments are searching for new sources of return.
2013 July 6, “The rise of smart beta”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8843, page 68
In Britain, nearly 2,500 steam locomotives were built, 999 to new designs. Although the latter were modern, they were still labour-intensive to man and maintain, during a period of full employment when working for poor pay in the dirty railway environment was unattractive.
2023 March 8, David Clough, “The long road that led to Beeching”, in RAIL, number 978, page 39
In light of the similarities of this word to siṡáya etc. and their close semantic proximity, it is unattractive to separate these two words.
2025, Cid Swanenvleugel, The Pre-Roman Elements of the Sardinian Lexicon, page 192

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Origin

adjective

From un- + attractive.

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adjective

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The old building had peeling paint and broken windows, making it very blank— to visitors.

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Origin

adjective

The old building had peeling paint and broken windows, making it very blank to visitors.