underlit
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5.3
- adjective
- /ˌʌndərˈlɪt/
:
poco iluminado
- As they walked through the underlit alley, they felt a sense of unease due to the dim lighting.
These are a little more dated looking, but again, you know, this complete lack of perfection in terms of lighting their underlit or, you know, high contrast.
- These are a little more dated looking, but again, you know, this complete lack of perfection in terms of lighting their underlit or, you know, high contrast.
Examples
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She walked through the underlit alley, feeling a little uneasy.
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The painting looked dull in the underlit gallery room.
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The restaurant was so underlit that it was hard to read the menu.
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The room was too underlit for the meeting.
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I find the underlit corners of the house quite eerie.
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The underlit room made it difficult to see the details of the painting on the wall.
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Many of the photographs from the event appear underlit, leaving them too dark to appreciate.
Synonyms
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1.0
With little or no light and not bright
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1.0
Not bright and having only a little light
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2.3
Dark and not well lit so a place feels sad
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2.7
Without any light or not burning
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5.1
Completely dark so you cannot see anything
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6.3
A street or area that is dark because no lamps are on
Partly dark with only a little light
Less bright when someone turns the light down
Antonyms
How Bright
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Underlit comes from under ('not enough' or 'below') + lit ('with light'), so it can mean 'not lit enough'. That's why an underlit room or street looks dark and makes it hard to see or read things.