🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

inspirationslos

Pronunciation / Transliteration: inspirationslos

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Uninspiring/ˌʌn.ɪnˈspɑɪ.rɪŋ/
adjectiveCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #8500 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Seine Rede war langweilig und völlig inspirationslos."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

1 sense
As adjective
  1. 1

    Not making people want to achieve something or feel enthusiastic; dull or commonplace.

    "The hotel was rather uninspiring, with drab grey walls and old furniture."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the prefix 'un-' (meaning not, of Germanic origin) combined with 'inspiring', originating from the verb 'inspire' (from Latin 'inspirare', meaning 'to breathe into, inspire', from 'in-' into + 'spirare' to breathe). The compound adjective developed in the late 18th century to describe things failing to stimulate enthusiasm or creativity.

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