unalluring

1 6.8

Not attractive or interesting

adjective
/ˌʌnəˈlʊərɪŋ/

: poco atractivo

His unalluring personality made it hard for him to make friends.

Examples

Despite his talent, his unalluring personality made it hard for him to make friends.
The building's unalluring exterior did not reflect its beautiful interior design.
The advertisement was so unalluring that few people paid attention to it.
The design of the building was quite unalluring.
The movie was filled with unalluring scenes that failed to capture the audience's interest.
She found the idea of spending the weekend alone in the city quite unalluring.
Despite its unalluring exterior, the restaurant offered some of the best food in town.

Synonyms

ugly

vsunalluring

842 1.0

Not pleasant to look at

is milder, focusing on missing charm and general unappeal rather than harsh ugliness

bland

vsunalluring

38 2.8

A thing that has no strong character and few interesting features

is broader, stressing lack of charm or appeal rather than feature weakness

uninteresting

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19 1.4

Not exciting and likely to make people bored

focuses on missing charm and visual appeal in addition to dullness

unappealing

vsunalluring

15 4.1

Not attractive, pleasant, or interesting

is narrower by stressing lack of charm as well as general unappeal

unattractive

vsunalluring

10 2.5

Not interesting or likely to make people want it

adds an emphasis on missing charm rather than only desirability

uninspiring

vsunalluring

6 3.5

Not interesting or exciting

is more general, stating simple lack of appeal or charm rather than only inspiration

unsexy

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NSFW

5 5.3

Not sexually attractive or exciting to most people

is broader, covering general lack of charm and interest beyond sexual appeal

unglamorous

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4 5.4

Not attractive or exciting and often plain

is broader, covering simple lack of charm or attractiveness beyond glamour

unexciting

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3 3.2

Not interesting or exciting

is broader, including lack of charm or visual appeal as well

charmless

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2 4.2

Not pleasant or attractive

focuses more on plain lack of appeal than on manner alone

uninviting

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2 4.6

Not pleasant or welcoming and likely to keep people away

is more general, including lack of charm or interest beyond invitation

unprepossessing

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2 8.2

Not attractive or impressive to look at

is wider, covering general unappeal and lack of charm beyond first view

unlovely

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1 6.0

Not attractive and unpleasant to see or hear

is more neutral, focusing on plain absence of appeal rather than unpleasantness

unbeautiful

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1 6.2

Not attractive in looks or style

is broader, including lack of charm or general appeal not just beauty

unpretty

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1 5.0

Not pleasant to look at or to be part of

is slightly broader, stressing missing charm or interest as well

unaesthetic

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1 8.1

Not pleasant to look at

is similar but uses everyday sense of missing charm rather than taste

uncharming

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1 4.5

Not pleasant to be with or attractive to look at

is broader, stressing overall absence of charm or interest not only manner

unpleasing

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1 4.8

Unpleasant to the senses, like a bitter taste or bright light

focuses more on missing charm or appeal rather than sensory displeasure

unengaging

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1 4.6

Not interesting and does not hold attention

is about missing charm and appeal rather than only attention

unhandsome

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1 6.6

Not attractive to look at

covers overall lack of appeal beyond only looks

uncute

vsunalluring

Informal

1 7.0

Not attractive or charming in an obvious way

is broader, indicating general missing charm or appeal not only cuteness

untempting

vsunalluring

1 5.5

Not attractive and not likely to make you want it

is broader, covering missing charm or interest not only desire

unarousing

vsunalluring

NSFW

1 6.8

Not causing sexual excitement or desire

covers wider unattractiveness, not only sexual unarousability

unfavored

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5.3

Not attractive to look at

is broader, also including lack of interest or charm beyond looks

unseductive

vsunalluring

7.3

Not attractive in a romantic or sexual way

is broader, addressing plain lack of appeal beyond seductive traits

unstirring

vsunalluring

7.2

Not causing strong feelings or interest

is wider, adding absence of attractiveness or charm beyond emotion

Antonyms

appealing

168 2.3

Makes people like it, for example a friendly smile or a new idea

alluring

28 5.2

Very attractive in a way that makes people feel interested or want it

How Attractive

alluring

28 5.2

attractive

653 1.0

plain

180 1.0

unalluring

1 6.8

unattractive

42 1.8

repulsive

54 5.5

Surface Forms

unalluring positive

Morphology

unalluring = alluring (transparent) = un + allure + ing

The negative prefix 'un-' straightforwardly reverses the meaning of 'alluring', so 'not attractive' is directly derived.

Etymology

Unalluring starts with un- meaning 'not' and the root allure is like lure, which means 'to attract' or 'to tempt'. So, unalluring means 'not attractive' or without charm.