uninteresting

adjective

un·​in·​ter·​est·​ing ˌən-ˈin-t(ə-)rə-stiŋ How to pronounce uninteresting (audio)
-ˈin-tə-ˌre-,
-ˈin-ˌtre-;
-ˈin-tər-
: not attracting interest or attention : not interesting : dull, boring
a very uninteresting topic/subject
uninterestingly adverb
uninterestingness noun

Examples of uninteresting in a Sentence

the tour guide's spiel was uninteresting and not particularly informative
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With the exception of the two men who provide the film with its ridiculously unexciting love triangle, everyone in Alex’s orbit is one-dimensional and uninteresting. Courtney Howard, Variety, 28 Mar. 2025 Many commenters on Korean Air’s social media profiles said the new livery is bland and uninteresting and lacks the sense of national identity that the older version had. Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2025 In a multiverse of new and often uninteresting heroes, Cox is a life raft. Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 5 Mar. 2025 Our effort to identify the source of this anomaly is in part a detective story and part a cautionary tale about the importance of preserving seemingly uninteresting data. Viktor T. Toth, IEEE Spectrum, 30 Nov. 2012 See All Example Sentences for uninteresting

Word History

First Known Use

1769, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of uninteresting was in 1769

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“Uninteresting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uninteresting. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.

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