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benighted definition
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Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb benight Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb benight Entailment of verb benight Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb benight 3 senses of benight Sense 1 benight => overwhelm, overpower, sweep over whelm, overcome, overtake Sense 2 benight => envelop, enfold, enwrap, wrap, enclose Sense 3 obscure, benight, bedim => darken Familiarity of verb benight benight used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb benight Sense 1 benight => overwhelm, overpower, sweep over whelm, overcome, overtake -------------- Sense 2 benight => envelop, enfold, enwrap, wrap, enclose -------------- Sense 3 obscure, benight, bedim => darken -------------- Overview of verb benight The verb benight has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. benight -- (overtake with darkness or night) 2. benight -- (envelop with social, intellectual, or moral darkness; "The benighted peoples of this area") 3. obscure, benight, bedim -- (make difficult to perceive by sight; "The foliage of the huge tree obscures the view of the lake") Overview of adj benighted The adj benighted has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. benighted, nighted -- (overtaken by night or darkness; "benighted (or nighted) travelers hurrying toward home") 2. benighted, dark -- (lacking enlightenment or knowledge or culture; "this benighted country"; "benighted ages of barbarism and superstition"; "the dark ages"; "a dark age in the history of education") Antonyms of adj benighted 2 senses of benighted Sense 1 benighted, nighted INDIRECT (VIA unpunctual) -> punctual Sense 2 benighted, dark INDIRECT (VIA unenlightened) -> enlightened Similarity of adj benighted 2 senses of benighted Sense 1 benighted, nighted => unpunctual (vs. punctual) Sense 2 benighted, dark => unenlightened (vs. enlightened) Attributes of adj benighted Familiarity of adj benighted benighted used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj benighted benighted Overview of verb benight The verb benight has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. benight -- (overtake with darkness or night) 2. benight -- (envelop with social, intellectual, or moral darkness; "The benighted peoples of this area") 3. obscure, benight, bedim -- (make difficult to perceive by sight; "The foliage of the huge tree obscures the view of the lake") Overview of adj benighted The adj benighted has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. benighted, nighted -- (overtaken by night or darkness; "benighted (or nighted) travelers hurrying toward home") 2. benighted, dark -- (lacking enlightenment or knowledge or culture; "this benighted country"; "benighted ages of barbarism and superstition"; "the dark ages"; "a dark age in the history of education")
benighted definition
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