lightless

[ lahyt-lis ]

adjective

1. without light or lights; receiving no light; dark.
2. giving no light.

Other Words From

• lightless·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of lightless¹

before 1000; Middle English lihtles, Old English lēohtlēas. See light ¹, -less

Example Sentences

Today, there are more than 300 species of anglerfish, which makes them the most varied family of vertebrates in the ocean’s lightless zone.

From New York Times

The incident left her concussed, needing to stay in a lightless room for five days and only worsened the chronic migraines she has battled as an adult.

From Los Angeles Times

There are writers at this very newspaper, all upstanding individuals, who would have you believe a mythologized weather pattern of doom is about to plunge our mountain-nestled utopia into an epoch of lightless despair.

From Seattle Times

“At this point we have a lightless lighthouse until the Coast Guard can effect the repairs.”

From Seattle Times

“Dozens of other prisoners were forced into a long lightless underground tunnel where they sat shoulder to shoulder on the concrete floor,” the affidavit said.

From Seattle Times

Related Words

• black
• cloudy
• darkened
• dim
• dingy
• drab
• dull
• foggy
• gloomy
• misty
• murky
• overcast
• shadowy
• somber