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untwinkling

untwinkling

1 8.6
Not shining or sparkling and looking dull
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈtwɪŋklɪŋ/
: sin brillo
  • She found herself captivated by the untwinkling stars, which seemed to reflect the stillness of the world around her.
  • untwinkling stars

Examples

  • The image showed nothing but a black bowl of landscape with bright, untwinkling stars above it.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • Looking up, he noticed the untwinkling stars overhead, lacking any shimmer against the dark canvas of the universe.

  • The night sky was filled with untwinkling stars, their steady light offering no flicker of warmth.

Synonyms

lusterless
vsuntwinkling
  • US
1 7.2

Not shiny and showing little energy or life

focuses on missing small bright flashes rather than general lifelessness
unshiny
vsuntwinkling
1 5.3

Having a dull surface that does not reflect light

is about absence of small bright flashes or flickering light
unreflecting
vsuntwinkling
1 6.9

A surface that does not shine, like a blackboard

highlights lack of tiny bright flashes rather than only non reflection

Antonyms

shining
107 1.0

Bright and reflecting light because it is clean or polished

How Bright

dazzling
51 3.9
sparkling
33 1.3
bright
510 1.0
untwinkling
1 8.6
dim
74 1.0
dark
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

untwinkling positive

Morphology

untwinkling = twinkling (transparent) = un + twinkle + ing

Negation of the clear adjective 'twinkling' with 'un-' yields 'not twinkling', a direct and regular formation.

Etymology

The word untwinkling comes from the parts un- 'not' and twinkle 'to sparkle or flash'. So an untwinkling light or scene does not sparkle or glow; it looks dull or steady.