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unenlightened

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: AH2 N EH0 N L AY1 T AH0 N D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Not enlightened; ignorant in general or of some particular fact.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

not enlightened; ignorant

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the devices by which unenlightened men preserved the unjust social order

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: enlightened

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

lacking information or instruction

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • lamentably unenlightened as to the laws

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: uninstructed, naive

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From un- + enlightened.