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be·night·ed
 benighted
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- pronunciation:
- b
naI
tihd
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Parts
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
in intellectual or moral darkness; ignorant; unenlightened.
- similar words:
- blind, ignorant
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| definition 2: |
overtaken by nightfall; enclosed in the darkness of night.
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| derivation: |
benightedness (n.) |
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