unattractive
aggettivosostantivoattestato nei dialoghi
Not handsome or beautiful or appealing.
aggettivo
- 1
Not handsome or beautiful or appealing.
- 2
Lacking the power to attract interest.
Investors face a quandary. Cash offers a return of virtually zero in many developed countries; government-bond yields may have risen in recent weeks but they are still unattractive. Equities have suffered two big bear markets since 2000 and are wobbling again. It is hardly surprising that pension funds, insurers and endowments are searching for new sources of return.
In Britain, nearly 2,500 steam locomotives were built, 999 to new designs. Although the latter were modern, they were still labour-intensive to man and maintain, during a period of full employment when working for poor pay in the dirty railway environment was unattractive.
In light of the similarities of this word to siṡáya etc. and their close semantic proximity, it is unattractive to separate these two words.
Etimologia
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 attractive English unattractive From un- + attractive.
sostantivo
- 1
An aesthetically unattractive person
Forme
- plurale
- unattractives
- comparativo
- more unattractive
- superlativo
- most unattractive
unattractive · Not handsome or beautiful or appealing.
unauthorized · Not having any authority.unavailable · Not available.unavoidable · Impossible to avoid; bound to happen.