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- [in-spahyuh r]
- /ɪnˈspaɪər/
- /ˌʌn.ɪnˈspaɪə.rɪŋ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [in-spahyuh r]
- /ɪnˈspaɪər/
Definitions of uninspiring word
- verb with object uninspiring to fill with an animating, quickening, or exalting influence: His courage inspired his followers. 1
- verb with object uninspiring to produce or arouse (a feeling, thought, etc.): to inspire confidence in others. 1
- verb with object uninspiring to fill or affect with a specified feeling, thought, etc.: to inspire a person with distrust. 1
- verb with object uninspiring to influence or impel: Competition inspired her to greater efforts. 1
- verb with object uninspiring to animate, as an influence, feeling, thought, or the like, does: They were inspired by a belief in a better future. 1
- verb with object uninspiring to communicate or suggest by a divine or supernatural influence: writings inspired by God. 1
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Origin of uninspiring
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English inspiren < Latin inspīrāre to breathe upon or into, equivalent to in- in-2 + spīrāre to breathe
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Parts of speech for Uninspiring
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
uninspiring popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
uninspiring usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for uninspiring
adj uninspiring
- barren — A barren landscape is dry and bare, and has very few plants and no trees.
- bland — If you describe someone or something as bland, you mean that they are rather dull and unexciting.
- characterless — If you describe something as characterless, you mean that it is dull and uninteresting.
- dull as dishwater — water in which dishes are, or have been, washed.
- dull — not sharp; blunt: a dull knife.
adjective uninspiring
- diddly — anything at all or of any consequence
- driveling — saliva flowing from the mouth, or mucus from the nose; slaver.
- drivelling — saliva flowing from the mouth, or mucus from the nose; slaver.
- garden — Alexander, 1730?–91, U.S. naturalist, born in Scotland.
- lackluster — lacking brilliance or radiance; dull: lackluster eyes.
Antonyms for uninspiring
adj uninspiring
- agitative — tending to stir or agitate
adjective uninspiring
- commoving — Present participle of commove.
- describable — to tell or depict in written or spoken words; give an account of: He described the accident very carefully.
- exciting — Causing great enthusiasm and eagerness.
- formidable — causing fear, apprehension, or dread: a formidable opponent.
- inspiring — to fill with an animating, quickening, or exalting influence: His courage inspired his followers.
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