unlighted meaning

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unlighted (adjective): not set afire or burning.

unlighted has 2 meanings in this dictionary.

unlighted as an adjective

  1. not set afire or burning
    • the table was bare, the candles unlighted
    • held an unlit cigarette

    Synonyms: unlit

    Opposite: lighted

    Similar: unkindled

  2. without illumination
    • came up the lightless stairs
    • the unilluminated side of Mars
    • through dark unlighted (or unlit) streets

    Synonyms: lightless, unilluminated, unlit

    Similar: dark

Word lists: words starting with UN · words ending in ED · 9-letter words

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