unenlightenedadj.

Brit.

/ˌʌnᵻnˈlʌɪtnd/,

/ˌʌnɛnˈlʌɪtnd/, U.S.

/ˌənᵻnˈlaɪtnd/,

/ˌənɛnˈlaɪtnd/

Forms: Also 1600s unin-.

Etymology: un- prefix¹ 2.

1. Not illuminated or lit up.

ΘΚΠ

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

blinda1000

darkOE

lightlessOE

murkOE

therka1325

murkfula1400

unsheena1400

tenebrousc1420

tenebrose1490

tenebrate1492

sable?a1513

unlightsome1574

tenebrious1594

blindfold1601

Stygian1602

dayless1657

unenlightened1662

darklinga1718

rayless1727

tenebrific1786

twinkless1830

transdiurnal1848

glimmerless1889

gleamless1891

unlightened1896

the world > matter > light > darkness or absence of light > [adjective] > unilluminated or unilluminating > not lighted up

blind1393

firelessc1450

unkindleda1525

unlightened1659

unlit1787

unenlightened1803

1662 R. Boyle Def. Doctr. Spring of Air ii. i. 22 For the Corpuscles of Light that permeate that space may be so numerous, as to leave no sensible part of it un-inlightned.

1789 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 80 8 During the time..when evidently we were turned towards the unenlightened side.

1803 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 95 152 I mentioned the probability that there existed..unenlightened stars (if I may be allowed the expression) that have ever remained in eternal darkness.

1845 J. Phillips & C. G. B. Daubeny Geol. in Encycl. Metrop. VI. 715/2 The Phlegrean Fields,..unenlightened either by the rising or the setting sun.

figurative.1774 Trinket 165 Faces unenlightened with the smile of friendship.

a. Not mentally illuminated; uninstructed.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > want of knowledge, ignorance > intellectual ignorance > [adjective]

thestera900

thestria900

blindc1000

darkc1350

lightless?1406

obscurea1500

mistya1522

blinded1535

unilluminated1579

unlightened1587

stone-blind1596

endarkened1612

dark1628

benighted1637

unenlightened1650

bedarkened1655

unirradiated1792

darkened1856

1650 Bp. J. Hall Revelation Unrevealed xx. 152 A conceit that would have sounded very strangely in the eares of our un-inlightned fore-fathers.

a1774 A. Tucker Light of Nature Pursued (1777) III. iv. 370 The unenlightened Canadian takes pride in singing while tortured by his conquerors.

1797 T. J. Mathias Pursuits of Lit. II. 5 (note) Such unenlightened and ignorant men as myself.

1865 M. Arnold Ess. Crit. v. 158 A strong, dogged, unenlightened opponent of the chosen people.

1882 F. W. Farrar Early Days Christianity II. 342 Imperfect, narrow-minded and unenlightened Christians.

b. Uninformed on some matter.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > want of knowledge, ignorance > [adjective] > lacking information

none the wiserc1175

unformedc1540

untold1590

uninformed1597

unascertained1628

unnewseda1644

a stranger to1694

unapprised1728

tidingless1822

unenlightened1829

out of the loop1976

1829 W. Scott Anne of Geierstein III. viii. 226 The old King was..still strangely unenlightened on the difference of her taste from his own.

3. Marked by lack of enlightenment.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > want of knowledge, ignorance > cultural ignorance > [adjective]

rudea1382

roida1400

borel1513

rustical?1532

illiberal1535

waste?1541

rusticc1550

illiterate1556

ruggedc1565

profane1568

unskilful1572

raw?1573

clownish1581

home-born1589

rough-hewn1593

unpolished1594

artless1598

home-bred1602

unbevelled1602

incult1628

museless1644

uncultivated1646

incultivateda1657

uncultivate1659

incultivate1661

unpolite1674

uncult1675

repent1684

uncultivated1725

uncultured1777

unenlightened1792

cultureless1824

sloven1856

philistinic1869

undoctrined1869

Philistine1871

Philistinish1871

roughneck1906

lowbrow1907

low-level1916

no-brow1922

bohunk1957

bakya1960

1792 A. Young Trav. France Pref. p. iv Unenlightened practices exist, and want improvement.

1870 J. R. Lowell Among my Bks. (1873) 1st Ser. 148 Political or other doctrines which seem to us barbarous and unenlightened.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	unenlightened
释义	unenlightenedadj. Brit. /ˌʌnᵻnˈlʌɪtnd/, /ˌʌnɛnˈlʌɪtnd/, U.S. /ˌənᵻnˈlaɪtnd/, /ˌənɛnˈlaɪtnd/ Forms: Also 1600s unin-. Etymology: un- prefix¹ 2. 1. Not illuminated or lit up. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > darkness or absence of light > [adjective] blinda1000 darkOE lightlessOE murkOE therka1325 murkfula1400 unsheena1400 tenebrousc1420 tenebrose1490 tenebrate1492 sable?a1513 unlightsome1574 tenebrious1594 blindfold1601 Stygian1602 dayless1657 unenlightened1662 darklinga1718 rayless1727 tenebrific1786 twinkless1830 transdiurnal1848 glimmerless1889 gleamless1891 unlightened1896 the world > matter > light > darkness or absence of light > [adjective] > unilluminated or unilluminating > not lighted up blind1393 firelessc1450 unkindleda1525 unlightened1659 unlit1787 unenlightened1803 1662 R. Boyle Def. Doctr. Spring of Air ii. i. 22 For the Corpuscles of Light that permeate that space may be so numerous, as to leave no sensible part of it un-inlightned. 1789 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 80 8 During the time..when evidently we were turned towards the unenlightened side. 1803 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 95 152 I mentioned the probability that there existed..unenlightened stars (if I may be allowed the expression) that have ever remained in eternal darkness. 1845 J. Phillips & C. G. B. Daubeny Geol. in Encycl. Metrop. VI. 715/2 The Phlegrean Fields,..unenlightened either by the rising or the setting sun. figurative.1774 Trinket 165 Faces unenlightened with the smile of friendship. 2. a. Not mentally illuminated; uninstructed. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > want of knowledge, ignorance > intellectual ignorance > [adjective] thestera900 thestria900 blindc1000 darkc1350 lightless?1406 obscurea1500 mistya1522 blinded1535 unilluminated1579 unlightened1587 stone-blind1596 endarkened1612 dark1628 benighted1637 unenlightened1650 bedarkened1655 unirradiated1792 darkened1856 1650 Bp. J. Hall Revelation Unrevealed xx. 152 A conceit that would have sounded very strangely in the eares of our un-inlightned fore-fathers. a1774 A. Tucker Light of Nature Pursued (1777) III. iv. 370 The unenlightened Canadian takes pride in singing while tortured by his conquerors. 1797 T. J. Mathias Pursuits of Lit. II. 5 (note) Such unenlightened and ignorant men as myself. 1865 M. Arnold Ess. Crit. v. 158 A strong, dogged, unenlightened opponent of the chosen people. 1882 F. W. Farrar Early Days Christianity II. 342 Imperfect, narrow-minded and unenlightened Christians. b. Uninformed on some matter. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > want of knowledge, ignorance > [adjective] > lacking information none the wiserc1175 unformedc1540 untold1590 uninformed1597 unascertained1628 unnewseda1644 a stranger to1694 unapprised1728 tidingless1822 unenlightened1829 out of the loop1976 1829 W. Scott Anne of Geierstein III. viii. 226 The old King was..still strangely unenlightened on the difference of her taste from his own. 3. Marked by lack of enlightenment. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > want of knowledge, ignorance > cultural ignorance > [adjective] rudea1382 roida1400 borel1513 rustical?1532 illiberal1535 waste?1541 rusticc1550 illiterate1556 ruggedc1565 profane1568 unskilful1572 raw?1573 clownish1581 home-born1589 rough-hewn1593 unpolished1594 artless1598 home-bred1602 unbevelled1602 incult1628 museless1644 uncultivated1646 incultivateda1657 uncultivate1659 incultivate1661 unpolite1674 uncult1675 repent1684 uncultivated1725 uncultured1777 unenlightened1792 cultureless1824 sloven1856 philistinic1869 undoctrined1869 Philistine1871 Philistinish1871 roughneck1906 lowbrow1907 low-level1916 no-brow1922 bohunk1957 bakya1960 1792 A. Young Trav. France Pref. p. iv Unenlightened practices exist, and want improvement. 1870 J. R. Lowell Among my Bks. (1873) 1st Ser. 148 Political or other doctrines which seem to us barbarous and unenlightened. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1650
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