Meanings
adjectiveunenlightening (comparative more unenlightening, superlative most unenlightening)
comparative more unenlightening · superlative most unenlightening
- Not enlightening
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivenot edifying
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Germanic*un-
- Proto-West Germanic*un-
- Old Englishun-
- Middle Englishun-
- Englishun-
- Englishenlightening
- Englishunenlightening
From un- + enlightening.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
unenlightening. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unenlightening
MLA
“unenlightening.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unenlightening. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unenlightening,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unenlightening.
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