undateable
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6.5
- adjective
- /ʌnˈdeɪtəbl/
- Offensive
:
indeseable (como pareja)
- I was very social, but I was undateable because I approached the scene, Kathleen remembers in a drunken rage.
Examples
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She was convinced she was undateable due to her awkwardness in social situations.
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Many people feel undateable because they believe they don't fit society's beauty standards.
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After several failed relationships, he started to think of himself as undateable.
Synonyms
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1.8
Not pleasant to look at or to the senses
15
4.1
Not attractive, pleasant, or interesting
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4.2
Not pleasant or attractive
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6.6
Not attractive to look at
A person others do not choose as a romantic partner
Not attractive or interesting
Antonyms
How Dateable
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3.2
- Informal
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5.8
- Offensive
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6.5
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1.8
15
4.1
Surface Forms
Morphology
undateable = datable (transparent) = un + date + able
Regular prefixation of 'un-' to 'datable' yields 'not able to be dated' applied to the social meaning of 'date'; colloquial but morphologically transparent.
Etymology
Undateable comes from the prefix un- meaning 'not' and the word date meaning 'a romantic meeting' or 'to go out with someone'. So, undateable describes someone seen as 'not suitable to go on a date', which is why the word means not considered likely to be chosen for dating.