Uninventive — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

deficient in originality or creativity; lacking powers of invention

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˌʌnɪnvˈɛntɪv/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌʌnɪnvˈɛntɪv/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌʌnɪnvˈɛntɪv/

4 syllables Say it as /ˌʌnɪnvˈɛntɪv/.

Examples

a sterile ideology lacking in originality
unimaginative development of a musical theme
uninspired writing

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

uninspired unimaginative sterile

Parts of Speech

adjective

deficient in originality or creativity; lacking powers of invention

“a sterile ideology lacking in originality”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

einfallslos

Mangel an Originalität oder Kreativität; es mangelt an Erfindungsgabe

🇫🇷French

peu inventif

déficient en originalité ou en créativité; manque de pouvoir d'invention

🇪🇸Spanish

poco inventivo

deficiente en originalidad o creatividad; carente de poderes de invención

🇮🇹Italian

poco inventivo

carente di originalità o creatività; privi di poteri di invenzione

🇳🇱Dutch

niet inventief

gebrekkig aan originaliteit of creativiteit; zonder uitvindingsvermogen

🇵🇹Portuguese

pouco inventivo

deficiente em originalidade ou criatividade; sem poderes de invenção

🇷🇺Russian

неизобретательный

недостает оригинальности или креативности; не хватает изобретательских способностей

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अविष्कारहीन

मौलिकता या रचनात्मकता में कमी; आविष्कार की शक्तियों का अभाव

🇧🇩Bengali

উদ্ভাবনী

মৌলিকতা বা সৃজনশীলতার ঘাটতি; উদ্ভাবনের ক্ষমতার অভাব

🇮🇳Tamil

கண்டுப்பிடிக்காத

அசல் அல்லது படைப்பாற்றல் குறைபாடு; கண்டுபிடிப்பு சக்திகள் இல்லாதது

🇮🇳Telugu

కనిపెట్టని

వాస్తవికత లేదా సృజనాత్మకతలో లోపం; ఆవిష్కరణ శక్తులు లేకపోవడం

🇮🇳Marathi

अविष्कारशील

मौलिकता किंवा सर्जनशीलतेची कमतरता; शोध शक्तीचा अभाव

🇮🇳Gujarati

અશોભનીય

મૌલિકતા અથવા સર્જનાત્મકતામાં ઉણપ; શોધ શક્તિનો અભાવ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಆವಿಷ್ಕಾರವಿಲ್ಲದ

ಸ್ವಂತಿಕೆ ಅಥವಾ ಸೃಜನಶೀಲತೆಯ ಕೊರತೆ; ಆವಿಷ್ಕಾರದ ಶಕ್ತಿಯ ಕೊರತೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കണ്ടുപിടിത്തമില്ലാത്ത

മൗലികതയിലോ സർഗ്ഗാത്മകതയിലോ കുറവുണ്ട്; കണ്ടുപിടുത്തത്തിൻ്റെ ശക്തികൾ ഇല്ല

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਣਜਾਣ

ਮੌਲਿਕਤਾ ਜਾਂ ਰਚਨਾਤਮਕਤਾ ਵਿੱਚ ਕਮੀ; ਕਾਢ ਦੀ ਸ਼ਕਤੀ ਦੀ ਘਾਟ

🇵🇰Urdu

غیر اختراعی

اصلیت یا تخلیقی صلاحیت میں کمی؛ ایجاد کی طاقت کا فقدان

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

缺乏创造性的

缺乏独创性或创造性；缺乏发明能力

🇯🇵Japanese

独創性がない

独創性や創造性に欠けている。発明力が欠けている

🇰🇷Korean

독창적이지 않은

독창성이나 창의성이 부족합니다. 발명력이 부족하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

không có tính sáng tạo

thiếu tính độc đáo hoặc sáng tạo; thiếu năng lực sáng chế

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่สร้างสรรค์

ขาดความคิดริเริ่มหรือความคิดสร้างสรรค์ ขาดพลังในการประดิษฐ์

🇮🇩Indonesian

tidak inovatif

kurang dalam orisinalitas atau kreativitas; kurang kekuatan penemuan

🇵🇭Filipino

hindi mapag-imbento

kulang sa pagka-orihinal o pagkamalikhain; kulang sa kapangyarihan ng imbensyon

🇲🇾Malay

tidak berdaya cipta

kekurangan keaslian atau kreativiti; kekurangan kuasa ciptaan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غير مبتكر

يفتقر إلى الأصالة أو الإبداع؛ تفتقر إلى قوى الاختراع

🇮🇷Persian

غیر اختراعی

کمبود اصالت یا خلاقیت؛ فاقد قدرت اختراع

🇹🇷Turkish

yaratıcı olmayan

özgünlük veya yaratıcılıkta eksiklik; buluş yapma gücünden yoksun

🇮🇱Hebrew

חסר המצאה

חסר במקוריות או ביצירתיות; חסר כוחות המצאה

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