nonalluring

English

Etymology

From non- +‎ alluring.

Adjective

nonalluring (comparative more nonalluring, superlative most nonalluring)

1. Not alluring; unattractive.
   • 2006, Thomas F. Anderson, Everything in Its Place: The Life and Works of Virgilio Piñera, page 219:

     Both he and René are described as having certain beguiling qualities, namely their seductive faces, yet they stand out for their decidedly nonalluring behavior and their avoidance of physical contact with women.

   • 2020, Michelle Stephens Michelle Stephens, Yolanda Martínez-San Miguel, Contemporary Archipelagic Thinking, page 260:

     These stunningly beautiful Van Gogh-esque swirls—visual renditions of a painterly sea—now sadly bear swarms of unwanted (and most decidedly nonalluring) drift bottles in the form of floating plastic debris that reaches the coasts of the Caribbean islands from far-flung places in the world, offering a plastic “frame” that once again embraces the islands as an archipelagic unit.

   • 2023, Kenneth Smith, Stephen Overy, Listening to the Unconscious, page 92:

     Similarly, in Harouki Zombi's "Soldier's Gun," we find images of women in convulsions and fits, perhaps ecstatic spiritual states, but also regurgitating black sludge, emphasizing the nonalluring, dark, physical aspects of zombie life.