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Definition: Unenthusiastic |
UnenthusiasticAdjective1. Not enthusiastic; lacking excitement or ardor; "an unenthusiastic performance by the orchestra"; "unenthusiastic applause". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "unenthusiastic" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1864. (references) |
| Antonym: enthusiastic (adj). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Unenthusiastic |
| English words defined with "unenthusiastic": cool. (references) |
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Minorities | Guyana | Recruitment efforts targeted at Indo-Guyanese candidates for the uniformed services generally have met with an unenthusiastic response, with most qualified Indo-Guyanese candidates opting for a business or professional career over military, police, or public service. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Unenthusiastic" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Unenthusiastic" is used about 54 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 100% | 54 | 46,184 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Language | Translations for "unenthusiastic"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||
Arabic | فاتر (apathetic, chilly, cold, cool, disinterested, dispassionate, dull, frigid, half hearted, indifferent, languid, listless, lukewarm, slack, spiritless, stagnant, tepid, unfriendly). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 不热心. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
German | wenig begeistert (unenthusiastically), lustlos (dull, half hearted, halfhearted, lackadaisical, lethargic, lethargically, listless, slack, sluggish, spiritless, weary), kühl (businesslike, chill, chilly, cold, cool, distant, dry, frigid, level, Parky, smooth, standoffish, unemotional, unemotionally). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 気乗り薄 . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | きのりうす. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | enthusiasticunay лишенный энтузиазма. (various references) không nhiệt tình (cool, coolly), không hăng hái. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
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Words beginning with "unenthusiastic": unenthusiastically. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "unenthusiastic" (pronounced ununthuwzēa"stik) |
| 7 | -z ē a" s t i k | ecclesiastic, enthusiastic. |
| 5 | -a" s t i k | bombastic, drastic, dynastic, elastic, fantastic, gymnastic, iconoclastic, inelastic, interscholastic, monastic, onomastic, plastic, sarcastic, scholastic, thermoplastic. |
| 4 | -s t i k | acoustic, agnostic, altruistic, anachronistic, antagonistic, artistic, atavistic, atheistic, autistic, ballistic, capitalistic, caustic, characteristic, chauvinistic, coloristic, cystic, deterministic, diagnostic, domestic, drumstick, dualistic, euphemistic, evangelistic, expressionistic, fatalistic, feudalistic, futuristic, hedonistic, holistic, humanistic, idealistic, imperialistic, impressionistic, individualistic, jingoistic, journalistic, legalistic, linguistic, logistic, majestic, masochistic, materialistic, mechanistic, militaristic, monopolistic, moralistic, mystic, narcissistic, nationalistic, naturalistic, novelistic, oligopolistic, opportunistic, optimistic, pantheistic, paternalistic, patristic, pessimistic, pluralistic, polytheistic, primitivistic, propagandistic, puristic, realistic, relativistic, ritualistic, rustic, sadistic, sensationalistic, simplistic, socialistic, statistic, stylistic, surrealistic, synergistic, terroristic, uncharacteristic, unrealistic, voyeuristic. |
| 3 | -t i k | acetic, acrobatic, aerobatic, aesthetic, alphabetic, amniotic, analytic, anesthetic, Antarctic, antibiotic, antic, anticlimactic, antiseptic, aortic, apathetic, apocalyptic, apologetic, apoplectic, aquatic, arctic, aristocratic, arithmetic, aromatic, arthritic, ascetic, asthmatic, astronautic, asymptomatic, athletic, attic, authentic, autocratic, automatic, axiomatic, bureaucratic, catalytic, cathartic, chaotic, charismatic, chiropractic, cinematic, climactic, climatic, cosmetic, critic, cryptic, cultic, democratic, dendritic, despotic, diabetic, diagrammatic, dialectic, diamagnetic, didactic, dietetic, diplomatic, diuretic, dogmatic, dramatic, eclectic, ecliptic, ecstatic, electrolytic, electromagnetic, electrostatic, emblematic, emetic, empathetic, emphatic, energetic, enigmatic, enzymatic, epigenetic, epileptic, erotic, erratic, exotic, extragalactic, fanatic, ferromagnetic, fiberoptic, frantic, frenetic, galactic, genetic, geomagnetic, gigantic, granitic, halophytic, hectic, hemolytic, hepatic, heretic, hermaphroditic, homeostatic, homiletic, hyperkinetic, hypnotic, idiomatic, idiosyncratic, idiotic, kinesthetic, kinetic, lactic, lymphatic, magnetic, mathematic, melodramatic, monochromatic, narcotic, neritic, neurotic, numismatic, operatic, optic, orthodontic, pancreatic, paralytic, paramagnetic, parasitic, parasympathetic, parthenogenetic, pathetic, patriotic, pectic, pedantic, peptic, peripatetic, phonetic, phosphatic, pneumatic, poetic, porphyritic, posttraumatic, pragmatic, prismatic, problematic, programmatic, prophetic, prophylactic, prostatic, prosthetic, psychoanalytic, psychosomatic, psychotherapeutic, psychotic, quixotic, rheumatic, robotic, romantic, schematic, semantic, semiautomatic, semiotic, septic, skeptic, static, sycophantic, symbiotic, sympathetic, symptomatic, synthetic, systematic, tactic, technocratic, thematic, theocratic, therapeutic, thrombolytic, transatlantic, traumatic, triptych, unapologetic, unauthentic, undemocratic, undiplomatic, unpatriotic, unsympathetic. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-e-h-i-i-n-n-s-s-t-t-u-u" | |
-2 letters: enthusiastic, unchastities. | |
-3 letters: inauthentic, unauthentic. | |
-4 letters: antithesis, austenitic, chastities, chattiness, enthusiast, insinuates, instancies, intactness, sanctities, snatchiest, staunchest, tinnituses, uintahites, unstitches. | |
-5 letters: anchusins, annuities, asthenics, atheistic, authentic, autistics, autunites, cattiness, chestnuts, cutinises, ethicians, ethicists, incessant, incitants, insinuate, insistent, instances, instincts, itchiness, nattiness, nuisances, nuttiness, scantiest, scientist, stanchest, stannites, staunches, tachistes, tacitness, tunicates, uintahite, uintaites. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-c-e-h-i-i-n-n-s-s-t-t-u-u" | |
+4 letters: unenthusiastically. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)55 6E 65 6E 74 68 75 73 69 61 73 74 69 63 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)..- -. . -. - .... ..- ... .. .- ... - .. -.-. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010101 01101110 01100101 01101110 01110100 01101000 01110101 01110011 01101001 01100001 01110011 01110100 01101001 01100011 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)U n e n t h u s i a s t i c |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0055 006E 0065 006E 0074 0068 0075 0073 0069 0061 0073 0074 0069 0063 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)5580718086748785756785867569 |
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