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disinviting

Syllables: dis·in·vit·ingUK/ˌdɪsɪnˈvaɪtɪŋ/

disinviting adjective: synonym of uninviting (“not inviting, not attractive, not welcoming”). Also the present participle and gerund of disinvite.

Adjective

disinviting (comparative more disinviting, superlative most disinviting)

  1. (obsolete) Synonym of uninviting (“not inviting, not attractive, not welcoming”).
    • No doubt but Moll’s Converſe vvith her ſelf, vvhoſe Diſinviting Eyes and Look ſunk invvards to her Breaſt, inform’d her of her Defects, and that ſhe vvas not made for the Pleaſure or Delight of Man; […]1719, Alex[ander] Smith [probably a pseudonym], “Moll Cutpurse, a Pick-popcket and Highwaywoman”, in A Compleat History of the Lives and Robberies of the Most Notorious Highway-men, Foot-pads...
    Synonyms:
    uninviting

Also used as

disinviting is also the present participle and gerund of disinvite.

Synonyms of disinviting

Forms of disinviting

comparativemore disinviting
superlativemost disinviting

Origin of disinviting

From disinvite + -ing.

Words that rhyme with disinviting

Questions about disinviting

What does disinviting mean?
Disinviting means synonym of uninviting (“not inviting, not attractive, not welcoming”).
What part of speech is disinviting?
Disinviting is an adjective.
How do you pronounce disinviting?
Disinviting is pronounced /ˌdɪsɪnˈvaɪtɪŋ/ (UK).

Words near disinviting in the dictionary

  1. disinvitation
  2. disinvitations
  3. disinvite
  4. disinvited
  5. disinvites
  6. disinviting
  7. disinvolve
  8. disinvolved
  9. disinvolvement
  10. disinvolves
  11. disinvolving

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