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unillustrated

unillustrated

5.7
A book or page that has no pictures
  • adjective
  • /ˌʌnˈɪləsˌtreɪtɪd/
translation icon : sin ilustraciones
  • The book was hard to understand because it was completely unillustrated.

Examples

  • Many classic novels are unillustrated, requiring readers to imagine the characters and settings.

  • Children often find unillustrated texts less engaging than those with pictures.

  • 39. The Elogia, even in its unillustrated initial publication, is the closest derivative of the museum.

    Academic text (2013)

Synonyms

nongraphic
vsunillustrated
  • US
6.3

Not using pictures or images

is specifically about lacking pictures or drawings rather than broader nonuse
undepicted
vsunillustrated
8.4

Not shown in a picture or painting

refers to items that do not contain pictures rather than just missing in images
unpictured
vsunillustrated
8.4

Not shown in a drawing or photo

talks about being absent from an image, not about a work lacking pictures

Surface Forms

unillustrated positive

Morphology

unillustrated = illustrated (transparent) = un + illustrate + ed

The negating prefix 'un-' is attached to the adjective 'illustrated' in the usual way, producing the expected opposite meaning.

Etymology

The word unillustrated breaks into two parts: un- meaning 'not' and illustrate meaning 'to show or make clear', as in an illustration that uses a picture to explain something. So, unillustrated means 'not shown with pictures', which is why an unillustrated book has no pictures to help explain the text.