- benighted
- adjective Date: 15th century 1. overtaken by darkness or night 2. existing in a state of intellectual, moral, or social darkness ; unenlightened • benightedly adverb • benightedness noun
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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Benighted — Coolness tival 2007 Основная информация Жанры … Википедия
Benighted — Le groupe au Coolness tival 2007, le 3/11/07 à Montdidier (France). Pays d’origine France … Wikipédia en Français
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Benighted — live beim Coolnes … Deutsch Wikipedia
benighted — index blind (not discerning), incognizant, opaque Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
benighted — ► ADJECTIVE 1) ignorant or unenlightened. 2) archaic unable to travel further because darkness has fallen … English terms dictionary
benighted — [bē nīt′id, binīt′id] adj. [ME, pp. of binighten: see BE & NIGHT] 1. caught or surrounded by darkness or night 2. intellectually or morally backward; unenlightened … English World dictionary
Benighted — This article is about the French rock band. For the English adjective meaning plunged into darkness , see wikt:benighted. For other uses, see Benighted (disambiguation). Benighted Benighted live at Coolness Tival 2007 … Wikipedia
Benighted — benight e*night (b[ e]*n[imac]t ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Benighted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Benighting}.] 1. To involve in darkness; to shroud with the shades of night; to obscure. [Archaic] [1913 Webster] The clouds benight the sky. Garth. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
benighted — [[t]bɪna͟ɪtɪd[/t]] ADJ GRADED: ADJ n (disapproval) If you describe people or the place where they live as benighted, you think they are unfortunate or do not know anything. [LITERARY] The terrible circumstances of that benighted country may be… … English dictionary
benighted — benightedly, adv. benightedness, n. /bi nuy tid/, adj. 1. intellectually or morally ignorant; unenlightened: benighted ages of barbarism and superstition. 2. overtaken by darkness or night. [1565 75; benight (BE + NIGHT) + ED2] Syn. 1. backward,… … Universalium
