unsuggestiveadj.
/ˌʌnsəˈdʒɛstɪv/, U.S. /ˌənsə(ɡ)ˈdʒɛstɪv/ (un- prefix1 1).
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > absence of meaning > [adjective]
emptya1225
sleevelessc1450
dumb1531
insensible1538
senseless1579
weetless1579
unsignificant1603
surd1605
matterless1612
unmeaning1632
non-significative1633
brute1642
shelly1648
insignificant1651
insignificative1660
unsignificative1664
unsignifying1665
unsensed1667
meaningless1728
bilka1734
meanless1734
inexpressive1744
unideal1751
unexpressive1755
idealess1793
unsuggestive1797
tenorless1821
themeless1840
nonsensible1851
inarticulate1855
purportless1865
expressionless1871
vacuous1872
contentless1886
unmeaningful1897
1797 C. Lamb Let. 10 Jan. in Lett. C. & M. A. Lamb (1975) I. 90 My eyes are heavy & sleepy, & my brain unsuggestive.
1866 M. Lemon Falkner Lyle II. 198 A single cup and saucer,..a diminutive teapot!—so unsuggestive of the pleasant gossip with which ‘taking tea’ is generally associated.
1900 Daily News 23 Feb. 5/1 The design was unsuggestive of date.
Derivatives
unsuˈggestiveness n.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > absence of meaning > [noun]
insolidity1578
emptiness1579
insignificancy1651
no-meaning1672
insignificance1754
inexpression1796
inexpressiveness1815
vacuousness1816
unmeaningness1825
unmeaning1839
pointlessness1845
non-significance1846
meaninglessness1853
unsuggestiveness1858
unexpressiveness1885
nonsense1942
1858 Househ. Words XIX. 181/2 An expression of countenance which..was a combination of aggression and pronounced patience, with a dogged unsuggestiveness.
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