Unimaginative

Pronunciation: /ʌnɪˈmædʒənətɪv/

Definitions of unimaginative

adjective describing someone or something lacking in creativity or originality

Example Sentences

A1 The story was very simple and unimaginative.

A2 The artwork in the book was quite unimaginative.

B1 The marketing campaign was criticized for being unimaginative and unoriginal.

B2 The design of the new product was deemed unimaginative by the focus group.

C1 The director's latest film was panned by critics for its unimaginative plot.

C2 The artist's work was dismissed as unimaginative by art critics.

Examples of unimaginative in a Sentence

formal The committee found the proposal to be unimaginative and lacking in creativity.

informal I thought the movie was pretty unimaginative, nothing we haven't seen before.

slang The new marketing campaign is so basic, it's like they were going for unimaginative on purpose.

figurative His speech was like a dry desert, barren and unimaginative in its content.

Grammatical Forms of unimaginative

• past tense: unimagined
• plural: unimaginatives
• comparative: less imaginative
• superlative: least imaginative
• present tense: unimaginative
• future tense: will be unimaginative
• perfect tense: has been unimaginative
• continuous tense: is being unimaginative
• singular: unimaginative
• positive degree: unimaginative
• infinitive: to be unimaginative
• gerund: unimaginatively
• participle: unimaginative

Origin and Evolution of unimaginative

First Known Use: 1801 year

Language of Origin: English

Story behind the word: The word 'unimaginative' originated from the combination of the prefix 'un-' meaning 'not' or 'lacking' and the word 'imaginative' meaning 'creative or inventive'.

Evolution of the word: The term 'unimaginative' has maintained its original meaning of lacking creativity or inventiveness since its first known use in the 19th century.