Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

uninteresting

/ənˈɪntɹəstɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.87 in modern English

Syllables
un-in-ter-est-ing
IPA
/ənˈɪntɹəstɪŋ/
14
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Arousing little or no interest; boring or uneventful.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English interest English -ing English interesting English uninteresting From un- + interesting.

Inflected Forms

more uninteresting (comparative) most uninteresting (superlative)

Derived Forms

uninterestingly uninterestingness

Synonyms

noninteresting characterless soggy institutional

Antonyms

interesting

Rhymes With

interesting

Questions

How do you pronounce uninteresting?
The recorded pronunciation is /ənˈɪntɹəstɪŋ/.
What does uninteresting mean?
Arousing little or no interest; boring or uneventful.
Where does uninteresting come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English interest English -ing English interesting English uninteresting From un- + interesting.

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