unluminousadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈl(j)uːmᵻnəs/, U.S.

/ˌənˈlumənəs/

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

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + luminous adj.

Not luminous; dim, dull.

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

1754 J. Hill Urania Pathos..,The planets are opake bodies, globes of earth, or of some other unluminous materials.

1773 Gentleman's Mag. 43 238 Hell's unluminous domains.

1837 T. Carlyle French Revol. II. v. iii. 291 A tragical combustion, long smoking and smouldering unluminous.

1872 W. D. Howells Their Wedding Journey v. 109 The dense unluminous shadows of the moonshine.

1920 Times 21 Aug. 13/5 A virulent yellow-pink, hard and unluminous, which puts all the most beautiful colours out of countenance.

1993 Vancouver Sun (Nexis) 18 Dec. a19 She..considered small-businessman Owen..an unluminous mediocrity with speed bumps in his normal brain.

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

单词	unluminous
释义	unluminousadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈl(j)uːmᵻnəs/, U.S. /ˌənˈlumənəs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, luminous adj. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + luminous adj. Not luminous; dim, dull. 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 1754 J. Hill Urania Pathos..,The planets are opake bodies, globes of earth, or of some other unluminous materials. 1773 Gentleman's Mag. 43 238 Hell's unluminous domains. 1837 T. Carlyle French Revol. II. v. iii. 291 A tragical combustion, long smoking and smouldering unluminous. 1872 W. D. Howells Their Wedding Journey v. 109 The dense unluminous shadows of the moonshine. 1920 Times 21 Aug. 13/5 A virulent yellow-pink, hard and unluminous, which puts all the most beautiful colours out of countenance. 1993 Vancouver Sun (Nexis) 18 Dec. a19 She..considered small-businessman Owen..an unluminous mediocrity with speed bumps in his normal brain. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1754
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