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uncontenting

uncontenting adjective: unsatisfying.

Adjective

uncontenting (comparative more uncontenting, superlative most uncontenting)

  1. (archaic) unsatisfying
    • An absolute respect for the Monumental is entirely unthinkable: at best, it can only bolster itself upon æsthetic revulsion against an uncontenting Present.1895, Richard Wagner, The art-work of the future, page 277

Forms of uncontenting

comparativemore uncontenting
superlativemost uncontenting

Origin of uncontenting

From un- + contenting.

Questions about uncontenting

What does uncontenting mean?
Uncontenting means unsatisfying.
What part of speech is uncontenting?
Uncontenting is an adjective.

Words near uncontenting in the dictionary

  1. uncontent
  2. uncontentable
  3. uncontented
  4. uncontentedly
  5. uncontentedness
  6. uncontenting
  7. uncontentious
  8. uncontentiously
  9. uncontentiousness
  10. uncontestable
  11. uncontestably

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