adj
Meaning 1
Lacking inspiration; dull or dry.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
uninspired
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˌʌnɪnˈspaɪəd/
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rhymes with -aɪə(ɹ)d
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CMU ARPABET: AH2 N IH0 N S P AY1 ER0 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
verb
Meaning 2
simple past and past participle of uninspire
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
deficient in originality or creativity; lacking powers of invention
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a sterile ideology lacking in originality
- unimaginative development of a musical theme
- uninspired writing
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: sterile, unimaginative, uninventive
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 4
having no intellectual or emotional or spiritual excitement
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the production was professional but uninspired
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
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 inspired English uninspired From un- + inspired.
Across languages
Translations
12 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: скучен (skučen) — lacking inspiration
- Bulgarian: монотонен (monotonen) — lacking inspiration
- Danish: uinspireret — lacking inspiration
- Danish: kedelig — lacking inspiration
- Finnish: hengetön — lacking inspiration
- Finnish: lattea — lacking inspiration
- Finnish: tylsä — lacking inspiration
- Finnish: mielikuvitukseton — lacking inspiration
- Greek: ανέμπνευστος (anémpnefstos) — lacking inspiration
- Polish: banalny — lacking inspiration
- Polish: przeciętny — lacking inspiration
- Polish: bez polotu — lacking inspiration