adjective

ointressant

uninteresting

Definition & meaning

Ointressant means uninteresting, uninteresting to someone, or not worth attention. It can describe something dull, as well as something irrelevant to a particular purpose.

  • Filmen var ointressant. — The film was uninteresting.
  • Priset är ointressant för mig. — The price is irrelevant to me.

Grammar & Word origin

Ointressant is an adjective formed from the negative prefix o- and intressant , “interesting.”

Its forms are ointressant for singular nouns and ointressanta for plural and definite forms.

Synonyms & antonyms

  • tråkig — “boring”; emphasizes a lack of enjoyment rather than relevance.
  • irrelevant — “irrelevant”; emphasizes a lack of connection to the matter at hand.
  • intressant — “interesting”; the direct opposite.
  • spännande — “exciting” or “thrilling”; suggests a stronger sense of anticipation than simply being interesting.

Common phrases & collocations

  • en ointressant bok — an uninteresting book
  • helt ointressant — completely uninteresting or irrelevant
  • ointressant för någon — uninteresting or irrelevant to someone

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Examples

Den filmen känns ointressant.adjective

That movie feels uninteresting.

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