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unsunned

unsunned

8.4
Does not get direct sunlight and stays in shade
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈsʌnd/
translation icon : sombreado
  • In the unsunned patches of the forest, a thick layer of moss covered the ground.

Examples

  • The unsunned areas of the room remained cool and inviting on hot summer days.

  • The plants in the unsunned corner of the garden have not grown as well as those in the sunlight.

  • I am guiltless as the unsunned snow.

Synonyms

sunless
vsunsunned
3 3.6

Without direct light from the sky, often because of clouds

is specifically not exposed to sunlight and often in actual shade
unlighted
vsunsunned
1 6.3

A street or area that is dark because no lamps are on

is about missing sunlight or shade not merely lacking artificial light
shaded
vsunsunned
1 1.6

Partly protected from direct sunlight by a shadow

is absence of sunlight often meaning darkness rather than mere cover
semishade
vsunsunned
5.1

Partly protected from direct sun and good for some plants

is total lack of sunlight or full darkness rather than partial light
unilluminated
vsunsunned
7.3

Not lit and dark

is absence of sunlight specifically not only a general unlit state

Antonyms

9 1.0

Sunlight shines on it

How Sunny

sun-drenched
3 4.1
sunlit
9 1.0
shaded
1 1.6
unsunned
8.4

Surface Forms

unsunned positive

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.