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unlit

unlit

7 2.7
Without any light or not burning
  • 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.

Examples

  • There are five unlit torches in this courtyard.

    Dragonball Evolution (2009)

  • 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.

    The Moon and Sixpence (1942)

  • 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

lightless
vsunlit
2 5.1

Completely dark so you cannot see anything

is less intense, allowing mere lack of illumination rather than total darkness
unlighted
vsunlit
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
vsunlit
1 5.3

Not having enough light so things look dark

is complete absence of light rather than only insufficient brightness
unilluminated
vsunlit
1 7.3

Not lit and dark

is the same meaning but uses an alternative word form

Antonyms

lit
171 1.0

Having enough light to see easily

How Bright

dazzling
3 3.1
bright
510 1.0
lit
171 1.0
dim
74 1.0
unlit
7 2.7
pitch-black
23 3.4

Surface Forms

unlit positive

Morphology

unlit = lit (transparent) = un + lit + un

The negative prefix 'un-' attaches to 'lit' (illuminated) to form 'not illuminated', a straightforward negation.

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.