unsexy
- adjective
- /ʌnˈsɛksi/
- NSFW
- And that it's actually something that when it's unsexy and when it's hard, do you still want to do it?
- unsexy thoughts
- feel unsexy
- very unsexy
But like just you got to, it's the unsexy stuff.
- But like just you got to, it's the unsexy stuff.
- And as you said, it's very unsexy to talk about daily habits mindset.
- That might sound unsexy, but it really does seem to me like the most promising option.
- And the way you get real progress is by looking at some of these unsexy parts of yourself.
- In French, it means the most basic, standard and unsexy type of underwear for women, the kind that you buy in packs of three.
- It's like categorically unsexy, you know, if you wore a health monitor, it was like a sign that something was wrong with you.
- All of those unsexy conversations I'm, I'm anxious for.
- So, yeah, it's just, it's like it's so unsexy.
- It's like, and in fact, because these things are so unsexy, we almost never talk to them, talk to our significant other about the, the most important thing.
Examples
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In some ways, this is dreadfully unsexy work, but in other ways, it's just the opposite.
Blog text (13) -
" It's hard to get people excited about the unsexy parts.
Blog text (28) -
You have to become really interested in data, unsexy as that sounds.
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And the way you get real progress is by looking at some of these unsexy parts of yourself.
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Yes, I realize how entirely unsexy this answer is.
Blog text (13) -
That might sound unsexy, but it really does seem to me like the most promising option.
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And as you said, it's very unsexy to talk about daily habits mindset.
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In her day job, she blogs about very unsexy transportation issues in her role as communications director of a UK same-day courier company.
Blog text (32) -
Indeed, the battery, among the most humble and unsexy of inventions, might just be the most important technological battleground of the next two decades.
Academic text (2010) -
The thermostat may seem unsexy, but it plays a crucial role in energy conservation.
Synonyms
Not interesting or likely to make people want it
Not attractive, pleasant, or interesting
Not attractive in a physical or romantic way
Not pleasant to look at or to be part of
Not causing sexual feelings
Not causing sexual excitement or desire
Not attractive in a romantic or sexual way
Not attractive or interesting
Antonyms
How Sexy
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Unsexy is made from the prefix un- ('not') and sexy (from sex, meaning 'sexually attractive' and often used to mean 'exciting'). So, unsexy means 'not attractive' or 'not exciting', which is why we use it for things that feel dull or not appealing.