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1 uninviting
adjectivewenig verlockend; wenig einladend [Ort, Wetter]* * *un·in·vit·ing[ˌʌnɪnˈvaɪtɪŋ, AM -t̬ɪŋ]* * *["ʌnIn'vaItɪŋ]adjappearance, atmosphere nicht (gerade) einladend; prospect nicht (gerade) verlockend; smell, food, sight unappetitlichrather uninviting — wenig einladend/wenig verlockend/ziemlich unappetitlich
* * ** * *adjectivewenig verlockend; wenig einladend [Ort, Wetter]* * *adj.wenig verlockend adj. -
2 uninviting
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3 forbidding
adjectivefurchteinflößend [Aussehen, Stimme]; unwirtlich [Landschaft]; (fig.) düster [Aussicht]* * *adjective (rather frightening: a forbidding appearance.) abstoßend* * *for·bid·ding[fəˈbɪdɪŋ, AM fɚˈ-]adj abschreckend* * *[fə'bIdɪŋ]adjperson, expression Furcht einflößend; place, terrain unwirtlich; building, rocks, cliffs bedrohlich; task (= uninviting) wenig einladend; (= overwhelming) überwältigend; prospect düsterthe room was cold and forbidding — das Zimmer war kalt und unfreundlich
* * *forbidding adj (adv forbiddingly) fig1. abstoßend, abschreckend, widerwärtig2. gefährlich, bedrohlich* * *adjectivefurchteinflößend [Aussehen, Stimme]; unwirtlich [Landschaft]; (fig.) düster [Aussicht]* * *adj.abstoßend adj.verbietend adj. -
4 inviting
adjectiveeinladend; verlockend [Gedanke, Vorstellung, Aussicht]; freundlich [Klima]; ansprechend [Anblick]* * *adjective ((negative uninviting) attractive or tempting: There was an inviting smell coming from the kitchen.) einladend* * *in·vit·ing[ɪnˈvaɪtɪŋ, AM -t̬-]\inviting look einladender Blickan \inviting offer ein verlockendes Angebot* * *[In'vaItɪŋ]adjeinladend; prospect, idea, meal, sea, water verlockend; room heimelig* * *inviting adj (adv invitingly) einladend, verlockend* * *adjectiveeinladend; verlockend [Gedanke, Vorstellung, Aussicht]; freundlich [Klima]; ansprechend [Anblick]* * *adj.einladend adj.
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uninviting — index antipathetic (distasteful), bleak (severely simple), objectionable, repulsive, unacceptable, undesirable, unsavory … Law dictionary
uninviting — [adj] disagreeable, not pleasant awful, bad, disgusting, displeasing, distasteful, nasty, nauseating, offensive, repulsive, rotten, sickening, sour, unappealing, unappetizing, unpalatable, unpleasant; concepts 537,548 … New thesaurus
uninviting — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not attractive; unpleasant. DERIVATIVES uninvitingly adverb … English terms dictionary
uninviting — [spelling only] … English World dictionary
uninviting — un|in|vit|ing [ˌʌnınˈvaıtıŋ] adj 1.) an uninviting place seems unattractive or unpleasant ▪ The building was cold, dark, and uninviting. 2.) uninviting prospect something unpleasant that you will have to do ▪ He faced the uninviting prospect of a … Dictionary of contemporary English
uninviting — adjective an uninviting place seems unattractive or unpleasant: an uninviting, desolate landscape … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
uninviting — uninvitingly, adv. uninvitingness, n. /un in vuy ting/, adj. not inviting; unpleasant: a region with an uninviting climate. [1680 90; UN 1 + INVITING] Syn. unappealing, unattractive, disagreeable. * * * … Universalium
uninviting — un|in|vit|ing [ ,ʌnın vaıtıŋ ] adjective not attractive or pleasant: The water in the lake looked cold and uninviting … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
uninviting — adjective the bed looked cold and uninviting Syn: unappealing, unattractive, unappetizing, off putting; bleak, cheerless, dreary, dismal, depressing, grim, inhospitable, forbidding Ant: tempting … Thesaurus of popular words
uninviting — UK [ˌʌnɪnˈvaɪtɪŋ] / US adjective not attractive or pleasant The water in the lake looked cold and uninviting … English dictionary
uninviting — adjective Not welcoming; not attractive … Wiktionary
