unlightedadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈlʌɪtᵻd/, U.S.

/ˌənˈlaɪdᵻd/

Forms: see un- prefix¹ and light v.² and -ed suffix¹.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, lighted adj.

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + lighted adj. With sense 2 compare earlier unlight adj.²

1. Not illuminated; not receiving illumination from any source; not supplied with light. Also: not provided with lighting; having no means of illumination. Also figurative. Cf. unlit adj. 2a.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > light > darkness or absence of light > [adjective] > unilluminated or unilluminating

darkOE

lightlessa1398

unlighted?1574

shady1605

beamless1679

unshining1682

unluminous1754

unlit1787

unillumed1796

unilluminated1824

unillumined1826

unsunned1838

unlitten1867

?1574 tr. H. Niclaes Exhortatio xv. f. 37^v So is it likewise a false and deceiptfull Light..that all simple and vnlighted People..become therwith seduced or begyled.

1729 Let. 15 May in ‘C. Wilson’ Mem. Life W. Congreve (1730) ii. 8 The Corps arriv'd at the Abbey, which was all unlighted.

1788 Gen. Evening Post 25 Mar. One of the Astronomers of the Royal Observatory, perceived, in the unlighted part of the moon what M. Herschel has called a volcano.

1825 T. Hook Sayings & Doings 2nd Ser. III. 139 The countenance of..Fanny, was the only one unlighted by smiles and happiness.

1886 C. E. Pascoe London of To-day (ed. 3) 254 A cell..unlighted except by the door.

1924 Times 3 Sept. 9/7 At the time of the accident Burgess was wheeling his unlighted bicycle by the roadside.

1943 A. Rand Fountainhead iii. i. 427 An unlighted, unpaved stretch of waterfront lay before him.

2000 Flying Oct. 107/2 Accidents attributable to spatial disorientation..are fairly common over water and unlighted terrain.

2. That has not been ignited or lit; not alight. In later use also of electrically operated lights, etc.: not switched on, not lighted. Cf. unlit adj. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > burning > [adjective] > setting on fire or alight > set on fire or alight > not

unlight?a1425

unlighted1581

unfired1590

uninflamed1626

unlightenedc1650

unignited1773

1581 N. Burne Disput. Headdis of Relig. in T. G. Law Catholic Tractates (1901) 133 Lyk as ane vnlichted candel schauis not to onie man in ane mirk nicht the danger of the vay.

1583 J. Stockwood tr. J. von Ewich Duetie Magistrate in Time of Plague ii. x. f. 111 Setting vp of clubbes, or swathes of straw, or torches vnlighted.

1630 T. Johnston Christs Watch-word 52 [They] rush in confusedly to get fire to lighten their lampes, which remaine unlighted.

?1692 Ad Populum Phaleræ 7 Ask him but whence unlighted Candles came?

1718 M. Prior Solomon on Vanity iii, in Poems Several Occasions (new ed.) 499 The sacred Wood, which on the Altar lay, Untouch'd, unlighted glows.

1863 W. Thornbury True as Steel III. 16 The cannonier, rising, unlighted linstock in hand.

1883 D. C. Murray Hearts xxxiv With his unlighted pipe between his teeth.

1914 Proc. IRE 2 17 In the unlighted bulb, the resistance between the electrodes is practically infinite.

2015 ‘M. Marlowe’ Curse Ld. Stanstead iv. 49 An unlighted candle stood on the low table.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	unlighted
释义	unlightedadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈlʌɪtᵻd/, U.S. /ˌənˈlaɪdᵻd/ Forms: see un- prefix¹ and light v.² and -ed suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, lighted adj. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + lighted adj. With sense 2 compare earlier unlight adj.² 1. Not illuminated; not receiving illumination from any source; not supplied with light. Also: not provided with lighting; having no means of illumination. Also figurative. Cf. unlit adj. 2a. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > darkness or absence of light > [adjective] > unilluminated or unilluminating darkOE lightlessa1398 unlighted?1574 shady1605 beamless1679 unshining1682 unluminous1754 unlit1787 unillumed1796 unilluminated1824 unillumined1826 unsunned1838 unlitten1867 ?1574 tr. H. Niclaes Exhortatio xv. f. 37^v So is it likewise a false and deceiptfull Light..that all simple and vnlighted People..become therwith seduced or begyled. 1729 Let. 15 May in ‘C. Wilson’ Mem. Life W. Congreve (1730) ii. 8 The Corps arriv'd at the Abbey, which was all unlighted. 1788 Gen. Evening Post 25 Mar. One of the Astronomers of the Royal Observatory, perceived, in the unlighted part of the moon what M. Herschel has called a volcano. 1825 T. Hook Sayings & Doings 2nd Ser. III. 139 The countenance of..Fanny, was the only one unlighted by smiles and happiness. 1886 C. E. Pascoe London of To-day (ed. 3) 254 A cell..unlighted except by the door. 1924 Times 3 Sept. 9/7 At the time of the accident Burgess was wheeling his unlighted bicycle by the roadside. 1943 A. Rand Fountainhead iii. i. 427 An unlighted, unpaved stretch of waterfront lay before him. 2000 Flying Oct. 107/2 Accidents attributable to spatial disorientation..are fairly common over water and unlighted terrain. 2. That has not been ignited or lit; not alight. In later use also of electrically operated lights, etc.: not switched on, not lighted. Cf. unlit adj. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > burning > [adjective] > setting on fire or alight > set on fire or alight > not unlight?a1425 unlighted1581 unfired1590 uninflamed1626 unlightenedc1650 unignited1773 1581 N. Burne Disput. Headdis of Relig. in T. G. Law Catholic Tractates (1901) 133 Lyk as ane vnlichted candel schauis not to onie man in ane mirk nicht the danger of the vay. 1583 J. Stockwood tr. J. von Ewich Duetie Magistrate in Time of Plague ii. x. f. 111 Setting vp of clubbes, or swathes of straw, or torches vnlighted. 1630 T. Johnston Christs Watch-word 52 [They] rush in confusedly to get fire to lighten their lampes, which remaine unlighted. ?1692 Ad Populum Phaleræ 7 Ask him but whence unlighted Candles came? 1718 M. Prior Solomon on Vanity iii, in Poems Several Occasions (new ed.) 499 The sacred Wood, which on the Altar lay, Untouch'd, unlighted glows. 1863 W. Thornbury True as Steel III. 16 The cannonier, rising, unlighted linstock in hand. 1883 D. C. Murray Hearts xxxiv With his unlighted pipe between his teeth. 1914 Proc. IRE 2 17 In the unlighted bulb, the resistance between the electrodes is practically infinite. 2015 ‘M. Marlowe’ Curse Ld. Stanstead iv. 49 An unlighted candle stood on the low table. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.?1574
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