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unattractive

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unattractive [ˌʌnəˈtræktɪv]
adj
1. not appealing to the senses or mind through beauty, form, character, etc
2. not arousing interest an unattractive proposition
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.unattractiveunattractive - lacking beauty or charm; "as unattractive as most mining regions"
ugly - displeasing to the senses; "an ugly face"; "ugly furniture"
uninviting - neither attractive nor tempting
unseductive - not seductive
attractive - pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm; "a remarkably attractive young man"; "an attractive personality"; "attractive clothes"; "a book with attractive illustrations"
2.unattractiveunattractive - lacking power to arouse interest; "being unemployed is a most unattractive prospect"
unappealing - not able to attract favorable attention; "they have made the place as unappealing as possible"; "was forced to talk to his singularly unappealing hostess"
3.unattractiveunattractive - not appealing to the senses; "untempting food"
uninviting - neither attractive nor tempting

unattractive
adjective ugly, homely (U.S.), plain, hideous, grotesque, unsightly, displeasing, unappealing, unlovely, unprepossessing, plain-looking, ugly-looking, no oil painting (informal), ill-favoured, as ugly as sin (informal), short on looks (informal) I'm 27, have a good job and I'm not unattractive.
Translations
unattractive [ˈʌnəˈtræktɪv] ADJpoco atractivo
unattractive [ˌʌnəˈtræktɪv] adj
[person, place, colour] → déplaisant(e)
[prospect, idea, plan, option] → peu attrayant(e)
to be unattractive to sb [plan, idea] → être peu attrayant(e) aux yeux de qn
unattractive
adj sight, placeunschön, wenig reizvoll; offerunattraktiv, uninteressant; trait, scarunschön; characterunsympathisch; womanunattraktiv; he’s unattractive to womenFrauen finden ihn nicht attraktiv or anziehend; to be unattractive to somebody (fig: = unappealing) → für jdn nicht reizvoll sein
unattractive [ˌʌnəˈtræktɪv] adj (person) → poco attraente; (offer) → poco allettante; (place) → privo/a di attrattiva
unattractive [ˌʌnəˈtræktɪv] adj (person) → poco attraente; (offer) → poco allettante; (place) → privo/a di attrattiva


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The rather insignificant and unattractive Brantain was enormously rich; and she liked and required the entourage which wealth could give her.
] The pier was crowded with carriages and men; passengers were arriving and hurrying on board; the vessel's decks were encumbered with trunks and valises; groups of excursionists, arrayed in unattractive traveling costumes, were moping about in a drizzling rain and looking as droopy and woebegone as so many molting chickens.
Moreover, she would have been unattractive to men also from the lack of just what Kitty had too much of--of the suppressed fire of vitality, and the consciousness of her own attractiveness.
 
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