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oansenlig

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Swedish

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Etymology

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o- (un-) +‎ ansenlig (considerable, sizable)

Adjective

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oansenlig (not comparable)

  1. inconspicuous, unremarkable
    Antonym: iögonfallande
    en liten, enfärgad, oansenlig fågel
    a small, plain, inconspicuous bird
    Puben har ett oansenligt yttre
    The pub has an unremarkable exterior
  2. (by extension) insignificant
    en oansenlig summa
    an insignificant sum

Declension

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Inflection of oansenlig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular oansenlig
neuter singular oansenligt
plural oansenliga
masculine plural2 oansenlige
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 oansenlige
all oansenliga

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

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