unalluring

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adjective

Not alluring.

Similar
repellentunattractive
OriginEnglish alluring ← Middle English un- ← Old English un- →
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Meanings

adjectiveunalluring (comparative more unalluring, superlative most unalluring)

comparative more unalluring · superlative most unalluring

  1. Not alluring.

    Synonyms: repellent, unattractive

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveNot alluring.

Similar
repellentunattractive

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Englishalluring
  9. Englishunalluring

From un- + alluring.

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APA

unalluring. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unalluring

MLA

“unalluring.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unalluring. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unalluring,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unalluring.

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