unamiable
/ʌnˈeɪ.mi.ə.bəl/
unamiable adjective: not amiable; not likable.
Adjective
unamiable (comparative more unamiable, superlative most unamiable)
- Not amiable; not likable.
- A daguerreotype likeness, do you mean? […] I don’t much like pictures of that sort—they are so hard and stern; besides dodging away from the eye, and trying to escape altogether. They are conscious of looking very unamiable, I suppose, and therefore hate to be seen.1851 April 9, Nathaniel Hawthorne, “Maule’s Well”, in The House of the Seven Gables, a Romance, Boston, Mass.: Ticknor, Reed, and Fields, →OCLC, page 101
- Burning torches and heated irons are sometimes resorted to as aids in subduing unamiable and obstinate animals.1876, Golden Hours: A Magazine for Boys and Girls, volume 8, page 208
- Synonyms:
- inamiable
unamiable meaning in Urdu
unamiable in Urdu
- اکل کھرا, اکھڑ, بدمزاج, بےانس, غیرخلیق
Synonyms of unamiable
Forms of unamiable
| comparative | more unamiable |
|---|---|
| superlative | most unamiable |
Origin of unamiable
From un- + amiable. Piecewise doublet of inamiable, inamicable, inimicable, and unamicable.
Words formed from unamiable
Questions about unamiable
- What does unamiable mean?
- Unamiable means not amiable; not likable.
- What is unamiable in Urdu?
- Unamiable in Urdu is اکل کھرا, اکھڑ, بدمزاج. See Unamiable meaning in Urdu.
- What part of speech is unamiable?
- Unamiable is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce unamiable?
- Unamiable is pronounced /ʌnˈeɪ.mi.ə.bəl/.
Words near unamiable in the dictionary
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