Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Arousing little or no interest or curiosity; boring.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Not interesting; not capable of exciting interest, or of engaging the mind or passions: as, an uninteresting story or poem.
- Synonyms Dull, tiresome, tedious, wearisome.
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- adjective Arousing little or no
interest ;boring oruneventful .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective arousing no interest or attention or curiosity or excitement
- adjective characteristic or suggestive of an institution especially in being uniform or dull or unimaginative
Etymologies
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Examples
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“May you live in uninteresting times” as the Chinese blessing has it.
Catastrophe and Coincidence « Tales from the Reading Room 2010
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An over-reliance on computer design software is weakening drawing skills among art students -- and resulting in uninteresting and uninspired work, according to college art professors.
Archive 2006-04-02 Edward Willett 2006
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An over-reliance on computer design software is weakening drawing skills among art students -- and resulting in uninteresting and uninspired work, according to college art professors.
Why Johnny can't draw Edward Willett 2006
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Staudinger, Ziegler, Natta, and Flory are insulators, they were viewed as uninteresting from the point of view of electronic materials.
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Unlike Mr Furedi I don’t think finding something uninteresting is the fault of the student, but of the subject and its champions.
Archive 2004-10-01 Jonathan 2004
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Unlike Mr Furedi I don’t think finding something uninteresting is the fault of the student, but of the subject and its champions.
In Praise of dumbing Down Jonathan 2004
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When he's described as uninteresting, we have to agree.
Michael Giltz: Theater: Cloudy Skies for Harry Connick Jr. and On A Clear Day Michael Giltz 2011
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When he's described as uninteresting, we have to agree.
Michael Giltz: Theater: Cloudy Skies for Harry Connick Jr. and On A Clear Day Michael Giltz 2011
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When he's described as uninteresting, we have to agree.
Michael Giltz: Theater: Cloudy Skies for Harry Connick Jr. and On A Clear Day Michael Giltz 2011
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When he's described as uninteresting, we have to agree.
Michael Giltz: Theater: Cloudy Skies for Harry Connick Jr. and On A Clear Day Michael Giltz 2011
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February 17, 2010