Uninflated

Part of speech: adjective

Definitions

1. Not expanded by air or gas; not exaggerated in importance or extent; lacking any increase in size or value
2. Free from inflation or swelling; not amplified or overstated in description or impact; without any rise in amount or degree
3. Remaining in a deflated or compressed state; not enhanced or made to seem larger or more significant; showing no growth or expansion in quantity or price

Etymology: "Uninflated" is simply the English prefix "un-", meaning "not", attached to "inflated," the past participle of "inflate." That verb comes from the Latin "inflare," meaning "to blow into," built from "in-" ("into") and "flare" ("to blow"). English took "inflate" from that Latin root, so the adjective describes something that has not been filled with air or gas. The "un-" prefix is one of the most productive in English and has been attached to native words since Old English, which is why it can be combined with a borrowed Latin root like this without any special history. The result is a plain, descriptive compound rather than a term with a dramatic story behind it.

Synonyms: deflated, collapsed, flat, shrunken, compressed

Antonyms: inflated, expanded, swollen, puffed, distended