unimaginative en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˌʌnɪˈmad͡ʒɪnətɪv/ (British, Southern, Standard)
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 imaginative English unimaginative From un- + imaginative.
Meanings
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Not imaginative.
Lighting was unimaginative for the standard stock with naked tungsten filament bulbs and metal reflectors. However, all compartments had individual reading lights above the seats with attractive glass shades.
1979 August, Graham Burtenshaw, Michael S. Welch, “O.V.S. Bulleid's SR loco-hauled coaches - 1”, in Railway World, page 398:For the first ten years of nationalisation a further note of overall gloom was added by the depressing policy of unimaginative Regional colour schemes, indifferently applied.
1962 October, Brian Haresnape, “Focus on B.R. passenger stations”, in Modern Railways, page 251:His views were echoed by The Economist, which feared that the effects of modernisation would be no more than "chromium-plated" inefficiency caused by unimaginative railway management and adverse union reaction.
2023 March 8, David Clough, “The long road that led to Beeching”, in RAIL, number 978, page 43:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most unimaginative | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more unimaginative | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
unimaginatively · unimaginativeness
Synonyms
linear · uncreative · uninspired · uninventive · unoriginal
Translations (4)
sv fantasilös (not imaginative) · fi mielikuvitukseton (not imaginative) · el ανευφάνταστος (not imaginative) · fi käsittämätön (not imaginative)