unsunned
- adjective
- /ʌnˈsʌnd/
- In the unsunned patches of the forest, a thick layer of moss covered the ground.
Examples
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The unsunned areas of the room remained cool and inviting on hot summer days.
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The plants in the unsunned corner of the garden have not grown as well as those in the sunlight.
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I am guiltless as the unsunned snow.
Synonyms
Without direct light from the sky, often because of clouds
A street or area that is dark because no lamps are on
Partly protected from direct sunlight by a shadow
Partly protected from direct sun and good for some plants
Not lit and dark
Antonyms
How Sunny
Surface Forms
Morphology
unsunned = sunned (transparent) = un + sun + ed
Formed by adding the negative prefix 'un-' to 'sunned' (sun + -ed), so the meaning is directly the opposite of 'sunned'.
Etymology
Unsunned combines the negative un- ('not') with sunned (from sun), so it literally means 'not in the sun' or 'not given sunlight'. That's why unsunned describes something kept in shade or darkness.