lightless

[ lahyt-lis ]

/ ˈlaɪt lɪs /

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adjective

without light or lights; receiving no light; dark.

giving no light.

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Origin of lightless

before 1000; Middle English lihtles,Old English lēohtlēas.See light¹, -less

OTHER WORDS FROM lightless

light·less·ness, noun

Words nearby lightless

lighting, lighting cameraman, lighting-up time, light into, lightish, lightless, light line, lightly, light machine gun, light meat, light meter

How to use lightless in a sentence

Toward the end of those years, the Viking and his closest lieutenants were cast into a lightless dungeon, yet nonetheless managed to break out, kidnap the emperor’s mistress and commandeer two galleys.
If you love heroic fantasy a la George R.R. Martin, you’ll love ‘The Last Viking’|Michael Dirda|September 22, 2021|Washington Post
One survivor told of being thrown into a lightless cave for six months.
You, Too, Could Be a Homicidal Zealot|Joel Gold|July 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
If Bales's guilt is true, his soul must surely be a dark, lightless place.
Michael Ware on Staff Sgt. Robert Bales, Accused of Killing Afghan Civilians|Michael Ware|March 20, 2012|DAILY BEAST
As we drew further and further into that lightless land, little twists and curls of vapour wriggled over the black river-surface.
Letters from America|Rupert Brooke

Through the lightless porthole he listened for the terrifying shout, "Man overboard!"
West Wind Drift|George Barr McCutcheon
She quickly closed the door behind her and sped off down the line of now lightless cabins.
West Wind Drift|George Barr McCutcheon
These underground kitchens must eventually die out, and our children will wonder why we used such airless, lightless places.
Household Organization|Florence Caddy
I suppose everyone at some time has imagined himself irrevocably imprisoned, cast into some lightless dungeon and left to die.
Greener Than You Think|Ward Moore