adj
Meaning 1
Not promising.
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
unpromising
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Sound
Pronunciation
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CMU ARPABET: AH0 N P R AO1 M IH0 S IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
verb
Meaning 2
present participle and gerund of unpromise
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
unlikely to bring about favorable results or enjoyment
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- faced an unpromising task
- music for unpromising combinations of instruments
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 promising English unpromising From un- + promising.
Across languages
Translations
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Norwegian: lite lovende — not promising
- Spanish: poco atractivo — not promising
- Spanish: poco prometedor — not promising