Unenlightened

adj

adj ·4 syllables ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Adjective

1
Not enlightened; ignorant in general or of some particular fact.

Adjective

1
not enlightened; ignorant wordnet
2
lacking information or instruction wordnet

Synonyms

benighted ableptical amaurotic awkward backward bereft of light

Antonyms

knowledgeful learned enlightened

Etymology

From un- + enlightened.

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