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# uninteresting

«uninteresting» in Mova's school dictionary: **not interesting; dull and boring, so it does not hold…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective (uninteresting)

### meaning for a pupil

Uninteresting means not interesting; dull and boring, so it does not hold your attention. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/uninteresting/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In English lessons: avoid uninteresting openings and words like «nice» by using vivid vocabulary. In everyday talk: an uninteresting programme or day. It tells the reader something is plain or dull.

### examples

- The book had an uninteresting start but got exciting. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/uninteresting/#x1)
- Rainy days at home can feel uninteresting. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/uninteresting/#x2)
- Try to make your story opening less uninteresting. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/uninteresting/#x3)
- The museum was small but not uninteresting. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/uninteresting/#x4)
- He found maths uninteresting until he met puzzles. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/uninteresting/#x5)
- The plain grey wall looked uninteresting. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/uninteresting/#x6)
- THE deacon of a colored church met Uncle Remus recently, and, after some uninteresting remarks about the weather, asked: [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/uninteresting/#x7)

### note

Opposite: «interesting». Do not confuse with «disinterested», which means fair and not taking sides, or «uninterested», which means not interested (a person).

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «uninteresting» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/uninteresting/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.