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nonalluring

nonalluring adjective: not alluring; unattractive.

Adjective

nonalluring (comparative more nonalluring, superlative most nonalluring)

  1. Not alluring; unattractive.
    • Both he and René are described as having certain beguiling qualities, namely their seductive faces, yet they stand out for their decidedly nonalluring behavior and their avoidance of physical contact with women.2006, Thomas F. Anderson, Everything in Its Place: The Life and Works of Virgilio Piñera, page 219
    • These stunningly beautiful Van Gogh-esque swirls—visual renditions of a painterly sea—now sadly bear swarms of unwanted (and most decidedly nonalluring) drift bottles in the form of floating plastic debris that reaches the coasts of the Caribbean islands from far-flung places in the world, offering...2020, Michelle Stephens Michelle Stephens, Yolanda Martínez-San Miguel, Contemporary Archipelagic Thinking, page 260

Forms of nonalluring

comparativemore nonalluring
superlativemost nonalluring

Origin of nonalluring

From non- + alluring.

Questions about nonalluring

What does nonalluring mean?
Nonalluring means not alluring; unattractive.
What part of speech is nonalluring?
Nonalluring is an adjective.

Words near nonalluring in the dictionary

  1. nonallotted
  2. nonallowable
  3. nonallowed
  4. nonalloy
  5. nonalloyed
  6. nonalluring
  7. nonallusive
  8. nonalluvial
  9. nonally
  10. nonalogue
  11. nonalone

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