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unthreatening

unthreatening adjective: not threatening.

Adjective

unthreatening (comparative more unthreatening, superlative most unthreatening)

  1. Not threatening
    • He has a very unthreatening manner.

Synonyms of unthreatening

Forms of unthreatening

comparativemore unthreatening
superlativemost unthreatening

Origin of unthreatening

From un- + threatening.

Words formed from unthreatening

Questions about unthreatening

What does unthreatening mean?
Unthreatening means not threatening.
What part of speech is unthreatening?
Unthreatening is an adjective.

Words near unthreatening in the dictionary

  1. unthreaded
  2. unthreading
  3. unthreads
  4. unthreatenable
  5. unthreatened
  6. unthreatening
  7. unthreateningly
  8. unthreateningness
  9. unthreshed
  10. unthresholded
  11. unthridden

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