Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Not interesting; failing to hold attention or stimulate thought: Describes something that lacks qualities that would engage one's interest, curiosity, or excitement.
   • Dull, boring, or monotonous: Characterized by a lack of variety, imagination, or appeal.

Examples of Usage

• Adjective:
  • The lecture was so uninteresting that many students fell asleep.
  • He gave a very uninteresting account of his trip, listing only the times he ate.
  • The landscape was flat and uninteresting for miles.

Advanced Usage

• "to find something uninteresting": To personally judge something as lacking interest.
  • I find most reality television shows completely uninteresting.
• "inherently uninteresting": Uninteresting by its very nature.
  • To some, the study of tax law is inherently uninteresting.

Variants and Related Words

• Uninterestingly (adverb): In a manner that is not interesting.
  • The story was told uninterestingly.
• Uninterestingness (noun): The state or quality of being uninteresting.
  • The uninterestingness of the topic made it hard to focus.

Synonyms

• Boring: Causing weariness and restlessness through lack of interest.
• Dull: Lacking sharpness, zest, or excitement; tedious.
• Tedious: Too long, slow, or dull; tiresome or monotonous.
• Monotonous: Dull, tedious, and repetitious; lacking in variety and interest.

Antonyms

• Interesting: Arousing curiosity or interest; holding or catching the attention.
• Engaging: Charming and attractive, likely to hold one's attention.
• Fascinating: Extremely interesting.
• Compelling: Evoking interest, attention, or admiration in a powerfully irresistible way.

Related Phrases

• "dry as dust": Extremely dull and uninteresting.
  • The legal document was as dry as dust.
• "leave someone cold": Fail to interest or excite someone.
  • The new art exhibition left me completely cold.

Adjective

1. characteristic or suggestive of an institution especially in being uniform or dull or unimaginative
   • institutional food
2. arousing no interest or attention or curiosity or excitement
   • a very uninteresting account of her trip