sunless

American  

[suhn-lis] / ˈsʌn lɪs /

adjective

1. lacking sun or sunlight; dark.

   a sunless room.

2. dismal; gloomy; cheerless.

   a sunless smile.

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sunless British  

/ ˈsʌnlɪs /

adjective

1. without sun or sunshine

2. gloomy; depressing

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Other Word Forms

• sunlessly adverb
• sunlessness noun

Etymology

Origin of sunless

First recorded in 1580–90; sun + -less

Example Sentences

No one is winking or making fun, despite the fact that this father and son are extolling the beauty of the morning while inside a sunless bunker six miles underground.

From Los Angeles Times

Shifting between naturalistic camerawork and static shots of uncanny landscapes and sunless skies, the film zooms in on Agnes’s deteriorating psychological state with minimal dialogue.

From New York Times

At roughly 3,300 feet below the surface — about 2,000 feet above the sunken ship’s location — even the faintest light has faded, leaving a sunless realm known as the aphotic zone.

From New York Times

How did the ghoulish creatures known as anglerfish pull off the evolutionary feat that let them essentially take over the ocean’s sunless depths?

From New York Times

But ceremony organizers in Olympia hold several rehearsals in the days leading up to the official lighting, which provide a backup flame should the big day prove sunless.

From Seattle Times