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untwinkling

untwinkling

8.6
Not shining or sparkling and looking dull
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈtwɪŋklɪŋ/
translation icon : 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
5.3

Having a dull surface that does not reflect light

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

A surface that does not shine, like a blackboard

highlights lack of tiny bright flashes rather than only non reflection

Antonyms

shining
1 1.0

Bright and reflecting light because it is clean or polished

How Bright

dazzling
39 3.9
sparkling
5 1.3
bright
459 1.0
untwinkling
8.6
dim
62 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.