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Unexpansive

adjective/ˌʌnɛkspˈænsɪv/
Definition
showing no tendency to expand
not given to high spirits or effusiveness
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/ˌʌnɛkspˈænsɪv/
🇬🇧British English
/ˌʌnɛkspˈansɪv/
🇮🇳Indian English
/ˌʌnɛkspˈansɪv/
4 syllables Say it as /ˌʌnɛkspˈænsɪv/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Antonyms
Parts of Speech
adjectiveshowing no tendency to expand
“unexpansive bodies”
adjectivenot given to high spirits or effusiveness
“an unexpansive man”
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
nicht expansiv
zeigt keine Tendenz zur Expansion
🇫🇷French
peu expansif
ne montrant aucune tendance à l’expansion
🇪🇸Spanish
poco expansivo
sin mostrar tendencia a expandirse
🇮🇹Italian
poco espansivo
non mostrando alcuna tendenza ad espandersi
🇳🇱Dutch
niet-expansief
vertoont geen neiging tot uitbreiding
🇵🇹Portuguese
pouco expansivo
não mostrando tendência de expansão
🇷🇺Russian
необширный
не проявляющий тенденции к расширению
India
🇮🇳Hindi
अप्राप्य
विस्तार की कोई प्रवृत्ति नहीं दिखा रहा है
🇧🇩Bengali
বিস্তৃত
প্রসারিত করার প্রবণতা দেখাচ্ছে না
🇮🇳Tamil
விரிவடையாத
விரிவடையும் போக்கைக் காட்டவில்லை
🇮🇳Telugu
విస్తరించని
విస్తరించే ధోరణి చూపడం లేదు
🇮🇳Marathi
विस्तारहीन
विस्तृत करण्याची प्रवृत्ती दर्शवत नाही
🇮🇳Gujarati
અસંખ્ય
વિસ્તરણ કરવાની કોઈ વૃત્તિ દર્શાવતું નથી
🇮🇳Kannada
ವಿಸ್ತಾರವಿಲ್ಲದ
ವಿಸ್ತರಿಸುವ ಪ್ರವೃತ್ತಿಯನ್ನು ತೋರಿಸುತ್ತಿಲ್ಲ
🇮🇳Malayalam
വിശാലമല്ലാത്ത
വികസിപ്പിക്കാനുള്ള പ്രവണത കാണിക്കുന്നില്ല
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਗੈਰ ਵਿਸਤ੍ਰਿਤ
ਫੈਲਾਉਣ ਦੀ ਕੋਈ ਪ੍ਰਵਿਰਤੀ ਨਹੀਂ ਦਿਖਾ ਰਿਹਾ
🇵🇰Urdu
غیر وسیع
توسیع کا کوئی رجحان نہیں دکھا رہا ہے۔
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
不扩张的
没有表现出扩张的趋势
🇯🇵Japanese
広がりのない
拡大する傾向が見られない
🇰🇷Korean
팽창하지 않는
확장 경향을 보이지 않음
🇻🇳Vietnamese
không bành trướng
không có xu hướng mở rộng
🇹🇭Thai
ไม่กว้างขวาง
ไม่มีแนวโน้มขยายตัว
🇮🇩Indonesian
tidak ekspansif
tidak menunjukkan kecenderungan untuk berkembang
🇵🇭Filipino
hindi malawak
hindi nagpapakita ng ugali na lumawak
🇲🇾Malay
tidak meluas
tidak menunjukkan kecenderungan untuk berkembang
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
غير توسعية
لا تظهر أي ميل للتوسع
🇮🇷Persian
غیر قابل گسترش
عدم تمایل به گسترش
🇹🇷Turkish
genişlemeyen
genişleme eğilimi göstermeyen
🇮🇱Hebrew
לא מרחיב
לא מראה נטייה להתרחב
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'unexpansive'?
The primary meaning of 'unexpansive' is 'showing no tendency to expand'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'unexpansive' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'unexpansive' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'unexpansive' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'unexpansive' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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