Meanings
comparative more unenthusiastic · superlative most unenthusiastic
- Without enthusiasm; unexcited.
Synonyms: languid, listless, lackadaisical, uninterested, adiaphroistic, apathetic, apathistical, blasé · Antonyms: enthusiastic
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveWithout enthusiasm; unexcited.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectivenot enthusiastic; lacking excitement or ardor
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Germanic*un-
- Proto-West Germanic*un-
- Old Englishun-
- Middle Englishun-
- Englishun-
- Englishenthusiastic
- Englishunenthusiastic
From un- + enthusiastic.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Hungarian érdektelen, közönyös
- érdektelenlacking enthusiasm
- közönyöslacking enthusiasm
- unottlacking enthusiasm
- hűvöslacking enthusiasm
Māori horokukū, ngākau kore
- horokukūlacking enthusiasm
- ngākau korelacking enthusiasm
- hūkorelacking enthusiasm
- ngākaukorelacking enthusiasm
Spanish poco / nada / no entusiasta
- poco / nada / no entusiastalacking enthusiasm
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with unenthusiastic
Cite this entry
unenthusiastic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unenthusiastic
“unenthusiastic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unenthusiastic. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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