uninviting

/'ʌnin'vaitiɳ/

Thân thiện

The old house looked dark and uninviting.

Definition

Adjective 1. Not attractive or appealing; not welcoming: Describing something that does not look pleasant, comfortable, or desirable, and therefore does not encourage one to approach, enter, or accept it. 2. Not tempting or appetizing: Specifically used to describe food or drink that does not look or seem good to eat or drink.

Usage and Examples

• Describing a place or atmosphere:
  • The old house had a dark and uninviting entrance.
  • The weather made the beach look cold and uninviting.
• Describing food or drink:
  • The soup had been sitting out for hours and looked uninviting.
  • He offered me an uninviting lump of grey porridge.

Advanced Usage

• "to be uninviting to someone": To not be appealing or welcoming to a specific person or group.
  • The formal atmosphere of the club was uninviting to new students.

Variants and Related Words

• Uninvitingly (adverb): In an uninviting manner.
  • The door was shut uninvitingly.

Synonyms

• Unappealing: Not attractive or interesting.
• Unwelcoming: Not friendly or receptive; appearing inhospitable.
• Unattractive: Not pleasing to look at.
• Bleak: (Of a place) lacking in warmth, comfort, or hope; desolate.
• Unappetizing: Not inviting or attractive to the taste.

Antonyms

• Inviting: Appealing and attractive.
• Welcoming: Behaving in a polite or friendly way to a guest or newcomer.
• Appetizing: Stimulating one's appetite.
• Attractive: Pleasing or appealing to the senses.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. not tempting
2. neither attractive nor tempting

Từ đồng nghĩa

• untempting