unsuperstitious
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6.5
Not believing in superstitions
- adjective
- /ˌʌnˌsuːpərˈstɪʃəs/
:
no supersticioso
- "This from the woman Daniel had always thought to be almost relentlessly unsentimental, to say nothing of unsuperstitious: refusing to buy the chinoiserie clothes that had become all the rage, saying that they made her look like a waitress in a karaoke bar."
Examples
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She is quite unsuperstitious and laughs at the idea of breaking a mirror bringing bad luck.
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He approached the situation with an unsuperstitious mindset, focusing on facts rather than myths.
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Unlike many of her friends, Maria is unsuperstitious and does not avoid black cats or ladders.
Synonyms
antisupernatural
vsunsuperstitious
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8.4
Not believing in ghosts or miracles and preferring scientific explanations
focuses on refusing folk rituals and irrational beliefs rather than broader otherworldly claims
Antonyms
How Superstitious
Surface Forms
unsuperstitious positive
Morphology
unsuperstitious = superstitious (transparent) = un + superstitious
Meaning is directly derived by negation of the adjective 'superstitious' using the productive English prefix 'un-'.
Etymology
Unsuperstitious starts with un- meaning 'not' and the rest, superstitious, means 'believing in old unlucky signs or myths', so an unsuperstitious person does not accept those beliefs and prefers facts.