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un·in·vit·ing

(ŭn′ĭn-vī′tĭng)

adj.

Not pleasant or attractive; disagreeable: an uninviting prospect.

un′in·vit′ing·ly adv.

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uninviting

(ˌʌnɪnˈvaɪtɪŋ)

adj

not tempting, alluring, or attractive

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Adj.	1.	uninviting - neither attractive nor tempting unattractive - lacking beauty or charm; "as unattractive as most mining regions" inviting - attractive and tempting; "an inviting offer"
	2.	uninviting - not tempting untempting unseductive - not seductive

uninviting

adjective unattractive, off-putting (Brit. informal), unappealing, unpleasant, undesirable, repellent, repulsive, disagreeable, unwelcoming, unappetizing, untempting The restaurant looked dilapidated and uninviting.
appealing, inviting, attractive, tempting, welcoming, pleasant, desirable, agreeable, appetizing

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uninviting

adjective

So disagreeable as to discourage approach:

forbidding, inhospitable, unhospitable.

Translations

poco attraente

uninviting

[ˈʌnɪnˈvaɪtɪŋ] ADJ [appearance, offer] → poco atractivo; [food] → poco apetitoso

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

uninviting

[ˌʌnɪnˈvaɪtɪŋ] adj

[place] → inhospitalier/ière

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uninviting

adj appearance, atmosphere → nicht (gerade) einladend; prospect → nicht (gerade) verlockend; smell, food, sight → unappetitlich; rather uninviting → wenig einladend/wenig verlockend/ziemlich unappetitlich

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uninviting

[ˌʌnɪnˈvaɪtɪŋ] adj (place, food) → poco invitante; (offer) → poco allettante

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