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Unflighted vs Unlighted - What's the difference?

unflighted | unlighted |

As adjectives the difference between unflighted and unlighted

is that unflighted is lacking flight feathers, typically due to immaturity (compare flightless while unlighted is not lit.

unflighted

English

Adjective

(-)
  • (of birds, rare) Lacking flight feathers, typically due to immaturity (compare flightless)
  • :This breed of canary is unflighted for the first six months of its life.
  • Lacking flights (arrows, a screw thread, etc.).
  • :Unflighted darts have a tendency to tumble.

    • Related terms

    * multiflighted * flighted

    unlighted

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Not lit.
  • :I hate walking into an unlighted room; the monsters might eat me.