adj · noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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rhymes with -æktɪv
CMU ARPABET:AH2 N AH0 T R AE1 K T IH0 V
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Not handsome or beautiful or appealing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Lacking the power to attract interest.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
An aesthetically unattractive person
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
adjective
Meaning 4
lacking beauty or charm
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
as unattractive as most mining regions
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: attractive
5
adjective satellite
Meaning 5
lacking power to arouse interest
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
being unemployed is a most unattractive prospect
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
adjective satellite
Meaning 6
not appealing to the senses
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
untempting food
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: untempting
Antonyms: none provided
History
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 attractive English unattractive From un- + attractive.
Across languages
Translations
35 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Armenian:
տգեղ
(tgeġ)
— not handsome or beautiful or appealing
Bulgarian:
грозен
(grozen)
— not handsome or beautiful or appealing
Dutch:
onaantrekkelijk
— not handsome or beautiful or appealing
Finnish:
epämiellyttävä
— not handsome or beautiful or appealing
German:
unschön
— not handsome or beautiful or appealing
Icelandic:
óaðlaðandi
— not handsome or beautiful or appealing
Irish:
gránna
— not handsome or beautiful or appealing
Irish:
míofar
— not handsome or beautiful or appealing
Irish:
míghnaíúil
— not handsome or beautiful or appealing
Latin:
invenustus
— not handsome or beautiful or appealing
Latvian:
neglīts
— not handsome or beautiful or appealing
Macedonian:
одбивен
(odbiven)
— not handsome or beautiful or appealing
Manx:
neuchleaynagh
— not handsome or beautiful or appealing
Plautdietsch:
eizhich
— not handsome or beautiful or appealing
Polish:
nieatrakcyjny
— not handsome or beautiful or appealing
Russian:
непригля́дный
(neprigljádnyj)
— not handsome or beautiful or appealing
Russian:
неинтере́сный
(neinterésnyj)
— not handsome or beautiful or appealing
Russian:
стрёмный
(strjómnyj)
— not handsome or beautiful or appealing
Serbo-Croatian:
ру́жан
— not handsome or beautiful or appealing
Serbo-Croatian:
rúžan
— not handsome or beautiful or appealing
Spanish:
inatrayente
— not handsome or beautiful or appealing
Spanish:
inatractivo
— not handsome or beautiful or appealing
Swedish:
oattraktiv
— not handsome or beautiful or appealing
Swedish:
ful
— not handsome or beautiful or appealing
Thai:
ขี้เหร่
(kîi-rèe)
— not handsome or beautiful or appealing
Thai:
หน้าเน่า
(nâa-nâo)
— not handsome or beautiful or appealing
Ukrainian:
негарний
(neharnyj)
— not handsome or beautiful or appealing
Armenian:
ժուժկալ
(žužkal)
— lacking the power to attract interest
Bulgarian:
непривлекателен
(neprivlekatelen)
— lacking the power to attract interest
German:
üsselig
— lacking the power to attract interest
Irish:
míthaitneamhach
— lacking the power to attract interest
Irish:
mítharraingteach
— lacking the power to attract interest
Italian:
sconveniente
— lacking the power to attract interest
Polish:
nieatrakcyjny
— lacking the power to attract interest
Russian:
невы́годный
(nevýgodnyj)
— lacking the power to attract interest