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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Mommy did not travel all the way to Montreal in the frigid tundra to be passive and uninteresting. Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 6 Dec. 2024 At conventions, she was relegated to uninteresting panels. Meghan Herbst, WIRED, 26 Nov. 2024 Even a feature-length version of this plot would likely struggle with its lack of ideas, but 10 half-hour episodes feel punishing, well before a finale that offers an uninteresting explanation of the main mystery, and can’t even be bothered to resolve several other running plot threads. Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2024 But the color work on the series isn’t just about pulling off the tricks that every DP would like to make a TV show look a little more appealing — darkening uninteresting blank spaces within a frame, making the color consistent between shots, and smoothing out any variables in the lighting. Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 29 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for uninteresting 

Word History

First Known Use

1769, in the meaning defined above

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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 22 Dec. 2024.

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