oansenlig

Swedish

Etymology

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

Adjective

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

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.

References

• “oansenlig”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “oansenlig”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “oansenlig”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)