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

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