SHININESSES Antonyms

• absence of light or illumination

• an unilluminated area

• absence of moral or spiritual values

• an unenlightened state

• having a dark or somber color

• a swarthy complexion

• the state of being poorly illuminated

• the property of lights or sounds that lack brilliance or are reduced in intensity

• the quality of being dim or lacking contrast

• the quality of being slow to understand

• the quality of lacking interestingness

• a lack of visual brightness

• lack of sensibility

• without sharpness or clearness of edge or point

• the property of having two dimensions

• a want of animation or brilliance

• a deficiency in flavor

• the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss

• inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy

• lacking brilliance or vitality

• lacking luster or shine

• a mixture of sulfides that forms when sulfide metal ores are smelted

• the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss

• not reflecting light; not glossy

• change texture so as to become matted and felt-like

• the phenomenon of not permitting the passage of electromagnetic radiation

• incomprehensibility resulting from obscurity of meaning

• the quality of being opaque to a degree; the degree to which something reduces the passage of light

• a texture of a surface or edge that is not smooth but is irregular and uneven

• the quality of being harsh or rough or grating to the senses

• an unpolished unrefined quality

• used of the sea during inclement or stormy weather

• rowdy behavior

• the formation of small pits in a surface as a consequence of corrosion

• harsh or severe speech or behavior

• discoloration of metal surface caused by oxidation

• make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically