unimaginative

C2 Topic:Describing Qualities
US /ənɪˈmæˌdʒɪnətɪv/ UK /ˌʌnɪˈmad͡ʒɪnətɪv/
adj Freq #48847

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    Not imaginative.

    For the first ten years of nationalisation a further note of overall gloom was added by the depressing policy of unimaginative Regional colour schemes, indifferently applied.

  2. 2
    adj

    lacking spontaneity or originality or individuality

  3. 3
    adj

    deficient in originality or creativity

  4. 4
    adj

    dealing only with concrete facts

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adj · not imaginative. uncreativeuninspireduninventiveunoriginal
2 adj · lacking spontaneity or... stereotyped
3 adj · deficient in originality or... sterileuninspireduninventive

Etymology

From un- + imaginative.

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