unilluminated
- adjective
- /ˌʌnɪˈluːmɪneɪtɪd/
Examples
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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.
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The torches lit up the unilluminated areas of the cave, revealing beautiful rock formations.
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In the unilluminated corners of the attic, cobwebs hung undisturbed for years.
Synonyms
Without any light or not burning
Completely dark so you cannot see anything
A street or area that is dark because no lamps are on
Not having enough light so things look dark
Antonyms
How Bright
Surface Forms
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'.