unlit
6
2.7
- adjective
- /ʌnˈlɪt/
:
apagado
- There was a table in a far corner that was dark, unlit even by a candle.
- an unlit cigarette
So, you know, it's kind of how you would go into a, a location of the house that was completely unlit.
- So, you know, it's kind of how you would go into a, a location of the house that was completely unlit.
Examples
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There are five unlit torches in this courtyard.
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A young mechanic eyed the tire gravely, an unlit cigarette hanging from his lips.
Fiction book (1996) -
"I looked at her and she was laughing, holding an unlit cigarette between her fingers.
Academic text (1991) -
Jean stood off a way, holding the unlit cigarette she kept with her in an attempt to quit.
Fiction book (1999) -
There was, though, a new ornament, a pumpkin with an unlit candle inside.
Fiction book (1996) -
Her brother-in-law, Colonel McAndrew, was warming his back at an unlit fire.
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Genevieve pauses in the unlit hallway, unsure of where to go.
Fiction book (1996) -
A brass bed surrounded by unlit candles sits in the midst of the elegantly designed roof garden.
Fiction book (1995) -
Groups of children scurry past the truck carrying unlit sparklers and miniature American flags in tight pink fists.
Fiction book (1999) -
The cave was dark and unlit, making it hard to see anything inside.
Synonyms
2
5.1
Completely dark so you cannot see anything
1
6.3
A street or area that is dark because no lamps are on
1
5.3
Not having enough light so things look dark
Antonyms
How Bright
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Unlit is made from un- meaning 'not' and lit from light, meaning 'having light' or 'burning'. So unlit simply means 'not lit', like an unlit candle or an unlit street with no light.