unremarkableadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnrᵻˈmɑːkəbl/, U.S.

/ˌənrəˈmɑrkəb(ə)l/

Forms: see un- prefix¹ and remarkable adj., n., and adv.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: un- prefix¹, remarkable adj.

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + remarkable adj., originally after French †irremarquable irremarkable adj.

†1. Imperceptible; incapable of being observed or noted. Cf. remarkable adj. 2a. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > invisibility > [adjective] > not noticeable or conspicuous

imperceptible?a1475

inobservable1600

unremarkable1611

inevident1614

unobservable1615

subtle1654

invisible1665

unnoticeable1822

inconspicuous1828

unpronounced1852

unindictable1861

unconspicuous1874

unapparent1890

unseeming1923

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Irremarquable, vnremarkable,..no way to be noted.

1644 K. Digby Two Treat. i. v. 34 Our vnderstanding to make a compleate notion, must adde something else to this fleeting and vnremarkable superficies that may bring it vnto our acquaintance.

1678 R. Burthogge Organum Vetus & Novum 53 Since that Congruity is unobservable, unremarkable but by Assent, and Assent (of it self) is no sufficient Evincement of Truth; I lay it by as Illogical and useless.

a. Unworthy of remark or comment; not noteworthy.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [adjective] > not worthy of notice or consideration

lessOE

smallc1405

unnotablec1454

regardless1557

mentionless1611

unregardable1614

unremarkable1625

inconsiderable1637

of no mentiona1640

unconsiderable1643

unobservable1658

unnoticeable1760

inconsequent1768

unappreciable1801

mousy1812

unnoteworthy1846

nebbishy1973

1625 W. Guild Ignis Fatuus 31 Nor is it vnremarkeable that this fire of theirs is by themselues called heere iniquitie; for so it is..a maine poynt of the mysterie.

1632 G. Sandys in tr. Ovid Metamorphosis (new ed.) xi. Notes 397 Nor is this vnremarkable,..that the Kings-fisher being dead and hung vp by the Neb, turnes alwaies her belly to the wind.

1714 J. Collier Eccl. Hist. Great Brit. II. iv. 255/2 The Order in which the Prayers stand, is no unremarkable Circumstance.

1796 Sporting Mag. Aug. 258/1 Remarkable for his attachment to the fair sex, and not unremarkable for the strength of his understanding.

1865 Eclectic Mag. Mar. 283/2 It is not unremarkable that we should find in Milton and in Paradise Lost the best specimen of pure style.

1958 L. P. Beth Amer. Theory Church & State ii. 34 It is natural and unremarkable to find that church-state relations in the colonies showed the same trends as in the mother country.

2008 G. M. Cho Haunting Korean Diaspora iii. 115 They were disposable women..whose lives were deemed unremarkable.

b. Not notable or striking; ordinary, commonplace, unexceptional.Often difficult to distinguish from sense 2a.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > obscurity or ingloriousness > [adjective]

namelessc1330

ungloriousa1382

unfamousc1384

unglorifieda1395

unrenowned1525

gloryless1540

obscurec1540

incelebrateda1552

honourlessa1560

unnoted1566

eclipsed1587

irrenowned1590

inglorious1591

ungraced1595

unreputed1596

reputeless1598

unreckoned1599

undistinguished1600

unfamed1609

without name1611

unremarkable1628

uncried up1631

undignified1716

unapplauded1739

uncelebrated1740

renownless1821

bannerlessc1850

untrumpeted1859

anonymous1860

reportlessc1865

unillustrious1885

obscured1891

statusless1899

unarrived1902

the world > relative properties > kind or sort > generality > [adjective] > of no special quality > commonplace

commona1382

ordinarc1400

plainc1430

famosec1449

famous1528

vulgar1580

ordinary1590

undistinguished1600

indistinguished1608

commonplace1616

unremarkable1628

irremarkable1635

bread and cheese1643

incurious1747

ordinary-looking1798

routine1826

indistinctive1846

common-seeming1857

bread-and-butterish1893

bread-and-buttery1893

timeworn1901

day-to-day1919

vanilla1972

standard1977

1628 M. Mainwaring Vienna 125 Persons (saide they) so vnremarkable, can neyther pleasure nor profit greatnesse of State.

1683 J. D. tr. B. Le Bovier de Fontenelle New Dialogues of Dead ii. iv. 71 As much as I can remember, you died in your Bed, in a plain and unremarkable manner.

1850 C. Kingsley Alton Locke II. vii. 63 As we may see by the histories of every remarkable, and many an unremarkable, man.

1853 G. J. Cayley Las Alforjas I. 155 We..saw Arahal, an unremarkable white town, on a slight eminence.

1879 St. George's Hosp. Rep. 9 520 An unremarkable sprinkling of other workers.

1972 J. Mann Mrs. Knox's Profession xii. 95 Her own unremarkable car would not be observed trailing the van.

2004 H. Kunzru Transmission (2005) 9 He glanced down at his own arms and hands, ordinary and unremarkable.

Derivatives

unreˈmarkableness n.

ΚΠ

1867 Catholic World Jan. 573/1 If the book consisted utterly, as it does mainly, of versified unremarkableness, all were well enough.

1908 M. Hewlett Halfway House ii. xiii. 344 She appeared in tumbled gown, with soiled blouse, and hat remarkable for its unremarkableness.

2003 College Lit. 30 16 The implied reader can see the impassiveness and unremarkableness of the cows' lives.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	unremarkable
释义	unremarkableadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnrᵻˈmɑːkəbl/, U.S. /ˌənrəˈmɑrkəb(ə)l/ Forms: see un- prefix¹ and remarkable adj., n., and adv. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: un- prefix¹, remarkable adj. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + remarkable adj., originally after French †irremarquable irremarkable adj. †1. Imperceptible; incapable of being observed or noted. Cf. remarkable adj. 2a. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > invisibility > [adjective] > not noticeable or conspicuous imperceptible?a1475 inobservable1600 unremarkable1611 inevident1614 unobservable1615 subtle1654 invisible1665 unnoticeable1822 inconspicuous1828 unpronounced1852 unindictable1861 unconspicuous1874 unapparent1890 unseeming1923 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Irremarquable, vnremarkable,..no way to be noted. 1644 K. Digby Two Treat. i. v. 34 Our vnderstanding to make a compleate notion, must adde something else to this fleeting and vnremarkable superficies that may bring it vnto our acquaintance. 1678 R. Burthogge Organum Vetus & Novum 53 Since that Congruity is unobservable, unremarkable but by Assent, and Assent (of it self) is no sufficient Evincement of Truth; I lay it by as Illogical and useless. 2. a. Unworthy of remark or comment; not noteworthy. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [adjective] > not worthy of notice or consideration lessOE smallc1405 unnotablec1454 regardless1557 mentionless1611 unregardable1614 unremarkable1625 inconsiderable1637 of no mentiona1640 unconsiderable1643 unobservable1658 unnoticeable1760 inconsequent1768 unappreciable1801 mousy1812 unnoteworthy1846 nebbishy1973 1625 W. Guild Ignis Fatuus 31 Nor is it vnremarkeable that this fire of theirs is by themselues called heere iniquitie; for so it is..a maine poynt of the mysterie. 1632 G. Sandys in tr. Ovid Metamorphosis (new ed.) xi. Notes 397 Nor is this vnremarkable,..that the Kings-fisher being dead and hung vp by the Neb, turnes alwaies her belly to the wind. 1714 J. Collier Eccl. Hist. Great Brit. II. iv. 255/2 The Order in which the Prayers stand, is no unremarkable Circumstance. 1796 Sporting Mag. Aug. 258/1 Remarkable for his attachment to the fair sex, and not unremarkable for the strength of his understanding. 1865 Eclectic Mag. Mar. 283/2 It is not unremarkable that we should find in Milton and in Paradise Lost the best specimen of pure style. 1958 L. P. Beth Amer. Theory Church & State ii. 34 It is natural and unremarkable to find that church-state relations in the colonies showed the same trends as in the mother country. 2008 G. M. Cho Haunting Korean Diaspora iii. 115 They were disposable women..whose lives were deemed unremarkable. b. Not notable or striking; ordinary, commonplace, unexceptional.Often difficult to distinguish from sense 2a. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > obscurity or ingloriousness > [adjective] namelessc1330 ungloriousa1382 unfamousc1384 unglorifieda1395 unrenowned1525 gloryless1540 obscurec1540 incelebrateda1552 honourlessa1560 unnoted1566 eclipsed1587 irrenowned1590 inglorious1591 ungraced1595 unreputed1596 reputeless1598 unreckoned1599 undistinguished1600 unfamed1609 without name1611 unremarkable1628 uncried up1631 undignified1716 unapplauded1739 uncelebrated1740 renownless1821 bannerlessc1850 untrumpeted1859 anonymous1860 reportlessc1865 unillustrious1885 obscured1891 statusless1899 unarrived1902 the world > relative properties > kind or sort > generality > [adjective] > of no special quality > commonplace commona1382 ordinarc1400 plainc1430 famosec1449 famous1528 vulgar1580 ordinary1590 undistinguished1600 indistinguished1608 commonplace1616 unremarkable1628 irremarkable1635 bread and cheese1643 incurious1747 ordinary-looking1798 routine1826 indistinctive1846 common-seeming1857 bread-and-butterish1893 bread-and-buttery1893 timeworn1901 day-to-day1919 vanilla1972 standard1977 1628 M. Mainwaring Vienna 125 Persons (saide they) so vnremarkable, can neyther pleasure nor profit greatnesse of State. 1683 J. D. tr. B. Le Bovier de Fontenelle New Dialogues of Dead ii. iv. 71 As much as I can remember, you died in your Bed, in a plain and unremarkable manner. 1850 C. Kingsley Alton Locke II. vii. 63 As we may see by the histories of every remarkable, and many an unremarkable, man. 1853 G. J. Cayley Las Alforjas I. 155 We..saw Arahal, an unremarkable white town, on a slight eminence. 1879 St. George's Hosp. Rep. 9 520 An unremarkable sprinkling of other workers. 1972 J. Mann Mrs. Knox's Profession xii. 95 Her own unremarkable car would not be observed trailing the van. 2004 H. Kunzru Transmission (2005) 9 He glanced down at his own arms and hands, ordinary and unremarkable. Derivatives unreˈmarkableness n. ΚΠ 1867 Catholic World Jan. 573/1 If the book consisted utterly, as it does mainly, of versified unremarkableness, all were well enough. 1908 M. Hewlett Halfway House ii. xiii. 344 She appeared in tumbled gown, with soiled blouse, and hat remarkable for its unremarkableness. 2003 College Lit. 30 16 The implied reader can see the impassiveness and unremarkableness of the cows' lives. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1611
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