uninteresting
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tər adjective
Idioms 1.
engaging or exciting and holding the attention or curiosity: an interesting book.
2.
arousing a feeling of interest: an interesting face.
3.
in an interesting condition, (of a woman) pregnant.
Related forms
in·ter·est·ing·ly, adverb
in·ter·est·ing·ness, noun
un·in·ter·est·ing, adjective
un·in·ter·est·ing·ly, adverb
Synonyms
1. absorbing, entertaining. Interesting, pleasing, gratifying mean satisfying to the mind. Something that is interesting occupies the mind with no connotation of pleasure or displeasure: an interesting account of a battle. Something that is pleasing engages the mind favorably: a pleasing account of the wedding. Something that is gratifying fulfills expectations, requirements, etc.: a gratifying account of his whereabouts; a book gratifying in its detail.
1. absorbing, entertaining. Interesting, pleasing, gratifying mean satisfying to the mind. Something that is interesting occupies the mind with no connotation of pleasure or displeasure: an interesting account of a battle. Something that is pleasing engages the mind favorably: a pleasing account of the wedding. Something that is gratifying fulfills expectations, requirements, etc.: a gratifying account of his whereabouts; a book gratifying in its detail.
Antonyms
1. dull.
1. dull.
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| —adj | |
| inspiring interest; absorbing | |
| 'interestingly | |
| —adv | |
| 'interestingness | |
| —n | |
| uninteresting (ʌnˈɪntrɪstɪŋ, ʌnˈɪntərɪs-) | |
| —adj | |
| not interesting; boring: lifeless and uninteresting | |
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Word Origin & History
interesting
1711, "that concerns, important," from interest. Meaning "so as to excite interest" is from 1768. Euphemistic phrase interesting condition, etc., "pregnant" is from 1748.
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Cultural Dictionary
interest definition
The charge for borrowing money or the return for lending it.
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Slang Dictionary
interesting
adj. In hacker parlance, this word has strong connotations of `annoying', or `difficult', or both. Hackers relish a challenge, and enjoy wringing all the irony possible out of the ancient Chinese curse "May you live in interesting times". Oppose trivial, uninteresting.uninteresting
adj.1. Said of a problem that, although nontrivial, can be solved simply by throwing sufficient resources at it.
2. Also said of problems for which a solution would neither advance the state of the art nor be fun to design and code.
Hackers regard uninteresting problems as intolerable wastes of time, to be solved (if at all) by lesser mortals. _Real_ hackers (see toolsmith) generalize uninteresting problems enough to make them interesting and solve them -- thus solving the original problem as a special case (and, it must be admitted, occasionally turning a molehill into a mountain, or a mountain into a tectonic plate). See WOMBAT, SMOP; compare toy problem, oppose interesting.
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uninteresting definition
jargon1. Said of a problem that, although nontrivial, can be solved simply by throwing sufficient resources at it.
2. Also said of problems for which a solution would neither advance the state of the art nor be fun to design and code.
Hackers regard uninteresting problems as intolerable wastes of time, to be solved (if at all) by lesser mortals. *Real* hackers (see toolsmith) generalise uninteresting problems enough to make them interesting and solve them - thus solving the original problem as a special case (and, it must be admitted, occasionally turning a molehill into a mountain, or a mountain into a tectonic plate).
See WOMBAT, SMOP. Compare toy problem. Oppose interesting.
[Jargon File]
(1995-03-10)
Example sentences
Kids cited boring teachers, uninteresting courses, and busywork as reasons.
Formal balance can create a boring or uninteresting image.
The first of these ideas seems unquestionable, but uninteresting.
The exterior surface is an uninteresting, drab rind, often with a knobby appearance.
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