oansenlig

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Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Adjective[edit]

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[edit]

Inflection of oansenlig
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular oansenlig
Neuter singular oansenligt
Plural oansenliga
Masculine plural3 oansenlige
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 oansenlige
All oansenliga
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic

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