unimaginative

[US]/ˌʌni'mædʒinətiv/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. manglende kreativitet
manglende fantasi
dull
trelik

Example Sentences

an unimaginative story

en uimaginativ historie

His profanity was unimaginative.

Hans nakne ord var uforestet.

a colorless and unimaginative person;

en fargeløs og upåvente person;

He is an unimaginative individual who does everything by the book.

Han er en upåvente enkeltperson som gjør alt etter boken.

unimaginative solutions to the problem

upåvente løsninger på problemet

an unimaginative approach to marketing

en upåvente tilnærming til markedsføring

unimaginative use of color

upåvente bruk av farge

unimaginative use of technology

upåvente bruk av teknologi

an unimaginative choice of words

en upåvente valg av ord

Real-world Examples

What a small, unimaginative world we would end up with.

Hvordan en liten, uoriginal verden vi ville ende opp med.

Source: 2019 Celebrity High School Graduation Speech

It also encourages unimaginative policy, whereby the retirement age is occasionally moved as lifespans lengthen.

Det fremmer også uoriginal politikk, hvor pensjonsalderen tilfeldigvis forskyves når levealderen øker.

Source: Dominance Episode 1

(There's a study for everything.) As one might also suspect, most of them are pretty unimaginative.

(Det er en studie for alt.) Som man også kan mistenke, er de fleste av dem ganske uoriginal.

Source: The Atlantic Monthly (Article Edition)

This quickly degrades into another chemical, dimethyl sulphide, which generations of those subjected to unimaginative school lunches will instantly recognise.

Dette brytes raskt ned til en annen kjemikalie, dimetyl sulfid, som generasjoner av de som har vært utsatt for uoriginal skolemat vil genkjenne umiddelbart.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

He has no technical knowledge, and is by nature unimaginative.

Han har ingen teknisk kunnskap, og er av natur uoriginal.

Source: The Mystery of Styles Court

(Laughter) we don't want to hire dull and unimaginative people.

(Latter) vi vil ikke rekruttere mørk og uoriginal personer.

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) December 2018 Collection

Children who play truant from school are unimaginative.

Barn som går frivillig fra skolen er uoriginal.

Source: New Concept English Book 2 British Accent

If flat, the contrary is indicated, that is, unimaginative, possibly unstable and even bigoted character.

Hvis flat, indikerer det motsatt, nemlig uoriginal, muligens ustabil og til og med hatfull karakter.

Source: Listen to this 2 Intermediate English Listening

Mrs. Penniman got up, with a melancholy sigh, as if she thought him very unimaginative.

Mrs. Penniman sto opp med en sorgful grynt, som om hun syntes han var veldig uoriginal.

Source: Washington Square

It may sound prosaic, and unimaginative and dry, but you'll find that it wears in the long run.

Det kan høres prosaisk, uoriginalt og tørt, men du vil finne ut at det holder i det lange løp.

Source: Medium-rare steak

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