unalluring

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˌʌnəˈlʊrɪŋ/ UK /ˌʌnəˈljʊərɪŋ/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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adj
not attractive or tempting

The cold, congealed leftovers looked thoroughly unalluring.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · not attractive or tempting unattractiveunappealinguninvitingoff-puttinguninteresting

Opposites

alluring attractive tempting enticing

Word family

Related forms allure alluring allurement

Etymology

From un- ('not') + alluring, present participle of allure, from Old French aleurer ('to attract, lure'), from a- ('to') + loirre ('lure, bait'), of Germanic origin.

un- Old English aleurer Old French

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Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# unalluring

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˌʌnəˈlʊrɪŋ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌʌnəˈljʊərɪŋ/

## Meanings
1. not attractive or tempting

## Examples
- The cold, congealed leftovers looked thoroughly unalluring.

## Synonyms
- unattractive
- unappealing
- uninviting
- off-putting
- uninteresting

## Antonyms
- alluring
- attractive
- tempting
- enticing

## Related Forms
- allure
- alluring
- allurement

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: un-
- Root: aleurer

## Etymology
From un- ('not') + alluring, present participle of allure, from Old French aleurer ('to attract, lure'), from a- ('to') + loirre ('lure, bait'), of Germanic origin.

## AI Etymology
Unalluring is from un- ('not') + alluring, present participle of allure, from Old French aleurer ('to attract, lure'), from a- ('to') + loirre ('lure, bait'), of Germanic origin. Important recorded forms include un- (Old English) and aleurer (Old French). Morphologically, the un- element marks negation, reversal, removal, or deprivation, while the base supplies the action, quality, or state being denied or undone. The modern sense is largely compositional, with the historical elements narrowing into a stable English lexical item. In current use it covers not attractive or tempting. The wider family includes related words such as allure, alluring, and allurement.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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