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unilluminated

unilluminated

7.3
Not lit and dark
  • adjective
  • /ˌʌnɪˈluːmɪneɪtɪd/
translation icon : no iluminado

Examples

  • 2. Drawing or unilluminated manuscript.

    Academic text (1997)
  • It was later, much later—in fact, I had no idea of the time or where or even who I was, just that I was kirsch-addled and near comatose—when we found ourselves out in the unilluminated street, staring at the specification bore's automobile.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • The path through the garden remained unilluminated after sunset, making it difficult to navigate.

  • The torches lit up the unilluminated areas of the cave, revealing beautiful rock formations.

  • In the unilluminated corners of the attic, cobwebs hung undisturbed for years.

Synonyms

unlit
vsunilluminated
6 2.7

Without any light or not burning

is about lack of external lighting rather than absence of burning
lightless
vsunilluminated
2 5.1

Completely dark so you cannot see anything

is about lacking brightness but not necessarily absolute complete darkness
unlighted
vsunilluminated
1 6.3

A street or area that is dark because no lamps are on

is the same meaning but uses a different word form
underlit
vsunilluminated
1 5.3

Not having enough light so things look dark

is used for total absence of light rather than mere dimness

Antonyms

Lit up by electric lights so it can be seen at night

lit
1.0

Having enough light to see easily

How Bright

dazzling
2 3.1
bright
459 1.0
lit
1.0
dim
62 1.0
unilluminated
7.3

Surface Forms

unilluminated positive

Morphology

unilluminated = illuminated (transparent) = un + illuminate + illuminated + illuminate + ed

The adjective is formed by negating the standard adjective/past-participle 'illuminated' with the productive prefix 'un-', yielding a straightforward 'not lit' meaning.

Etymology

The word unilluminated is made from un- meaning 'not' and illuminate, which comes from an old Latin word lumen meaning 'light' and is the same root in luminous. So unilluminated means 'not lit' or 'without light'.