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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

uninspired en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˌʌnɪnˈspaɪəd/
  • (US) audio

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.

Meanings

  1. Lacking inspiration; dull or dry.
    • Looking out on the morning rain / I used to feel so uninspired / And when I knew I had to face another day / Lord, it made me feel so tired 1967, Carole King, Gerry Goffin, “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman”, performed by Aretha Franklin:

Forms

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more uninspired Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most uninspired Degree=Sup lexicographic

Deriveds

uninspiredly · uninspiredness

Translations (12)

bg монотонен (lacking inspiration) · fi mielikuvitukseton (lacking inspiration) · da kedelig (lacking inspiration) · pl przeciętny (lacking inspiration) · el ανέμπνευστος (lacking inspiration) · fi lattea (lacking inspiration) · pl bez polotu (lacking inspiration) · pl banalny (lacking inspiration) · bg скучен (lacking inspiration) · fi hengetön (lacking inspiration) · da uinspireret (lacking inspiration) · fi tylsä (lacking inspiration)

uninspired en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /ˌʌnɪnˈspaɪəd/
  • (US) audio

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.

Meanings

  1. (form-of, participle, past) simple past and past participle of uninspire
    form of uninspire