Unglamorous — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

not challenging; dull and lacking excitement

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʌŋɡlˈæmɚɹəs/

🇬🇧British English

/ʌŋɡlˈaməɹəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʌŋɡlˈaməɹəs/

4 syllables Say it as /ʌŋɡlˈæmɚɹəs/.

Examples

an unglamorous job greasing engines

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

prosaic unglamourous humdrum commonplace

Parts of Speech

adjective

not challenging; dull and lacking excitement

“an unglamorous job greasing engines”

Word Forms

prose	noun	matter of fact, commonplace, or dull expression
prosaicness	noun	commonplaceness as a consequence of being humdrum and not exciting

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

unscheinbar

nicht herausfordernd; langweilig und ohne Spannung

🇫🇷French

peu glamour

pas de défi ; ennuyeux et manquant d'enthousiasme

🇪🇸Spanish

poco glamoroso

no desafiante; aburrido y sin emoción

🇮🇹Italian

poco affascinante

non impegnativo; noioso e privo di entusiasmo

🇳🇱Dutch

niet glamoureus

niet uitdagend; saai en zonder opwinding

🇵🇹Portuguese

sem glamour

não desafiador; chato e sem emoção

🇷🇺Russian

непривлекательный

не сложный; скучно и не хватает азарта

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अस्वाभाविक

चुनौतीपूर्ण नहीं; सुस्त और उत्साह की कमी

🇧🇩Bengali

অশ্লীল

চ্যালেঞ্জিং নয়; নিস্তেজ এবং অনুপস্থিত উত্তেজনা

🇮🇳Tamil

அழகற்ற

சவாலானதல்ல; மந்தமான மற்றும் உற்சாகம் இல்லாதது

🇮🇳Telugu

అందవిహీనమైన

సవాలు కాదు; నిస్తేజంగా మరియు ఉత్సాహం లేకపోవడం

🇮🇳Marathi

ग्लॅमरस

आव्हानात्मक नाही; कंटाळवाणा आणि उत्साह नसणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

અસ્પષ્ટ

પડકારજનક નથી; નીરસ અને ઉત્તેજનાનો અભાવ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಸ್ಪಷ್ಟ

ಸವಾಲು ಅಲ್ಲ; ಮಂದ ಮತ್ತು ಉತ್ಸಾಹವಿಲ್ಲದಿರುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

സൗന്ദര്യമില്ലാത്ത

വെല്ലുവിളിയല്ല; മുഷിഞ്ഞതും ആവേശം ഇല്ലാത്തതും

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੇਮਿਸਾਲ

ਚੁਣੌਤੀਪੂਰਨ ਨਹੀਂ; ਸੁਸਤ ਅਤੇ ਉਤਸ਼ਾਹ ਦੀ ਘਾਟ

🇵🇰Urdu

غیر مسحور کن

چیلنج نہیں؛ سست اور حوصلہ افزائی کی کمی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

乏味的

没有挑战性；沉闷且缺乏兴奋

🇯🇵Japanese

地味な

挑戦的ではありません。退屈で刺激に欠ける

🇰🇷Korean

매력이 없는

도전적이지 않다; 지루하고 흥이 부족하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

không quyến rũ

không thử thách; buồn tẻ và thiếu hứng thú

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่มีเสน่ห์

ไม่ท้าทาย; น่าเบื่อและขาดความตื่นเต้น

🇮🇩Indonesian

tidak menarik

tidak menantang; membosankan dan kurang kegembiraan

🇵🇭Filipino

hindi nakakatuwa

hindi mapaghamong; mapurol at kulang sa excitement

🇲🇾Malay

tidak menggembirakan

tidak mencabar; membosankan dan kurang teruja

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غير ساحر

لا تحدي؛ مملة ويفتقر إلى الإثارة

🇮🇷Persian

بی زرق و برق

چالش برانگیز نیست؛ کسل کننده و فاقد هیجان

🇹🇷Turkish

gösterişsiz

zorlayıcı değil; donuk ve heyecandan yoksun

🇮🇱Hebrew

לא זוהר

לא מאתגר; משעמם וחסר התרגשות

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