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PRONUNCIATION OF UNENLIGHTENING

unenlightening  [ˌʌnɪnˈlaɪtənɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UNENLIGHTENING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Unenlightening is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES UNENLIGHTENING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of unenlightening in the English dictionary

The definition of unenlightening in the dictionary is not enlightening; not clarifying.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UNENLIGHTENING


air-conditioning
ˈɛəkənˌdɪʃ ənɪŋ
battening
ˈbætənɪŋ
conditioning
kənˈdɪʃənɪŋ
disheartening
dɪsˈhɑːtənɪŋ
gardening
ˈɡɑːdənɪŋ
governing
ˈɡʌvənɪŋ
happening
ˈhæpənɪŋ
heartening
ˈhɑːtənɪŋ
life-threatening
ˈlaɪfθretənɪŋ
lightening
ˈlaɪtənɪŋ
nonfattening
ˌnɒnˈfætənɪŋ
nonthreatening
ˌnɒnˈθrɛtənɪŋ
opening
ˈəʊpənɪŋ
patterning
ˈpætənɪŋ
positioning
pəˈzɪʃənɪŋ
shortening
ˈʃɔːtənɪŋ
sweetening
ˈswiːtənɪŋ
threatening
ˈθrɛtənɪŋ
tightening
ˈtaɪtənɪŋ
unthreatening
ʌnˈθretənɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UNENLIGHTENING

unendurable
unendurableness
unendurably
unenforceable
unenforced
unengaged
unenjoyable
unenjoyed
unenlarged
unenlightened
unenquiring
unenriched
unenslaved
unensured
unentailed
unentered
unenterprising
unentertained
unentertaining
unenthralled

WORDS THAT END LIKE UNENLIGHTENING

awakening
beginning
christening
easy listening
enlightening
evening
fastening
frightening
good evening
grand opening
hardening
intervening
listening
screening
sharpening
strengthening
thickening
weakening
whitening
widening
worsening

Synonyms and antonyms of unenlightening in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «unenlightening» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UNENLIGHTENING

Find out the translation of unenlightening to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of unenlightening from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «unenlightening» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

unenlightening
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

poco esclarecedora
570 millions of speakers

English

unenlightening
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

unenlightening
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

unenlightening
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

unenlightening
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

unenlightening
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

unenlightening
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

unenlightening
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tidak sengaja
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

unenlightening
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

unenlightening
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

unenlightening
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Unenlightening
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

unenlightening
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

unenlightening
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अप्रकाशित
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

unenlightening
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

unenlightening
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

unenlightening
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

unenlightening
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

unenlightening
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

unenlightening
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

unenlightening
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

unenlightening
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

unenlightening
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of unenlightening

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UNENLIGHTENING»

The term «unenlightening» is used very little and occupies the 160.414 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «UNENLIGHTENING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about unenlightening

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNENLIGHTENING»

Discover the use of unenlightening in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to unenlightening and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Problems of Mind and Matter
Thus we may define ' wealth ' as ' riches ' ; but this definition, though correct, is unenlightening. We may notice to begin with that "It is true that Cameronian beat Orpen" is often expressed by "It is a fact that Cameronian beat Orpen", or by "The  ...
John Wisdom, 1934
2
Aesthetic Illusion: Theoretical and Historical Approaches
Unenlightening. to. Enlightening. "Appearances'. Meant. to. Be. Seen. in. the. Dark. This essay is organized into three sections. In the first, introductory part, I present a highly-condensed overview of the related metaphors of light and dark ...
Frederick Burwick, Walter Pape, University of California (System). Humanities Research Institute, 1990
3
Hereof, Thereof, and Everywhereof: A Contrarian Guide to ...
Unenlightening terminology provides no help, but at least lets you know it. For example, in most syndicated lending arrangements, the bank lenders are represented by an agent bank that is empowered to act upon the request of a specified ...
Howard Darmstadter, 2008
4
To Plant a Walnut Tree: How to Create a Fruitful Legacy by ...
A personal invitation to reshape your life and find a pathway to share wisdom in a practical way.
Trevor Waldock, 2011
5
God and the Other: Ethics and Politics After the Theological ...
Unenlightening”: Levinas. and. the. Charge. of. Formalism. earlier it was pointed out that rorty is most unsatisfied with derrida when derrida is “Levinasian.” as I have suggested, this amounts to the places where derrida lapses into a certain ...
J. Aaron Simmons, 2011
6
The Democratic Dilemma: Can Citizens Learn What They Need to ...
A jury, further, is less likely to believe evidence that is difficult or impossible for opposing counsel to verify. UNENLIGHTENING DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS We have thus far identified a series of institutions that facilitate successful delegation ...
Arthur Lupia, Mathew D. McCubbins, 1998
7
Delinquency and Drift
Why has it been unenlightening, and what can be done to render it useful? A conception of will is unenlightening primarily because it has traditionally served to beg the question. What we obviously wish to know is how, why, or when the will to ...
David Matza, 1964
8
Rhetorical Hermeneutics: Invention and Interpretation in the ...
been inconsistent, Campbell has been ideological (and inconsistent), and Prelli has been unenlightening (276). But since other critics of other forms of rhetoric have undoubtedly been, at one point or another, inconsistent, ideological, and ...
Alan G. Gross, William M. Keith, 1997
9
Violence, Victims, Justifications: Philosophical Approaches
That brief list is so unenlightening as to the human importance of the things in question as to be a parody. It is as unenlightening to gesture by implication at lives deprived of the great goods, lives very different from those of well-being and  ...
Felix Ó Murchadha, 2006
10
Whisper of Angels: A New Dataman Thriller
blurb and was disappointed, as the caption was short and unenlightening. The artist's name, Yolande Saunders was her artistic name only. Her real name was private. The Garbo syndrome? The accompanying paragraph was almost as short ...
Jude Chance, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNENLIGHTENING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term unenlightening is used in the context of the following news items.
1
The Myth of Chris Petersen
Media day quotes invariably fall into one of two categories: things that are intentionally unenlightening, and things that are inadvertently insightful. Predictably ... «VICE, Aug 15»
2
Britain at the Bookies, review: 'unenlightening'
Last night, bookmaker Coral was the focus of the unenlightening Britain at the Bookies (BBC One). As with recent series such as The Billion Dollar Chicken Shop ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
3
Yellen Gazes Inward
Fed Chair Yellen's congressional testimony was unenlightening, except for the lack of concern over international events. She reiterated that a rate hike should ... «Barron's, Jul 15»
4
True Story review – exasperating tale of a disgraced journalist
Uninspired and self-conscious performances from Jonah Hill and James Franco are part of what's wrong with this exasperating and unenlightening film: it's a ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
5
Manglehorn and The Cobbler: The influence of social-gravitational …
Adam Sandler, best known for his own brand of unfunny and unenlightening comedy, plays Max Simkin, who repairs shoes in a small shop on Manhattan's ... «World Socialist Web Site, Jul 15»
6
ESPN and Keith Olbermann Parting Ways (Again)
The network issued a formal, totally unenlightening, fare thee well statement: "Keith is a tremendous talent who has consistently done timely, entertaining and ... «Slate Magazine, Jul 15»
7
Devil in a Deep Blue Pantsuit
Hillary's long-awaited debut proved unenlightening but very telling. Before then, she'd been in peripatetic listening mode, nodding her head at selective groups ... «American Thinker, Jun 15»
8
Jules Witcover: The endless campaign marathon is out of hand
So voters will be treated over the summer, fall and early winter to the dismal prospect of unenlightening political back-biting. The GOP pack will continue for a ... «NewsOK.com, Apr 15»
9
NYPD: Presumed guilty, and not just by its inspector general
After spending a year hiring a couple dozen lawyers, the new NYPD inspector general is out with an unenlightening, utterly predictable report about lawsuits ... «New York Daily News, Apr 15»
10
America's Pakistan Dilemma
One of the few remarked-upon passages in Hillary Clinton's otherwise unenlightening Hard Choices was her recollection of the decision not to inform Pakistani ... «The Diplomat, Feb 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Unenlightening [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/unenlightening>. Apr 2024 ».
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