| English Dictionary |
UNINVITING
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
| IPA (US): |  |
Dictionary entry overview: What does uninviting mean?
• UNINVITING (adjective)
The adjective UNINVITING has 2 senses:
1. neither attractive nor tempting
2. not tempting
Familiarity information: UNINVITING used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Neither attractive nor tempting
Similar:
unattractive; untempting (not appealing to the senses)
Also:
unattractive (lacking beauty or charm)
Antonym:
inviting (attractive and tempting)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Not tempting
Synonyms:
uninviting; untempting
Similar:
unseductive (not seductive)
Context examples
There was no want of respect in the young man's address; and Fanny's reception of it was so proper and modest, so calm and uninviting, that he had nothing to censure in her.
(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)
| Learn English with... Proverbs |
"Wisdom comes only when you stop looking for it and start living the life the Creator intended for you." (Native American proverb, Hopi)
"Never speak ill of the dead." (Arabic proverb)
"A good dog gets a good bone." (Corsican proverb)