sunless
Americanadjective
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lacking sun or sunlight; dark.
a sunless room.
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dismal; gloomy; cheerless.
a sunless smile.
adjective
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without sun or sunshine
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gloomy; depressing
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Origin of sunless
Example Sentences
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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 ● Dec. 5, 2024
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 ● Jun. 20, 2024
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 ● Apr. 15, 2024
Japan's Moon lander has survived the harsh lunar night, the sunless and freezing equivalent to two Earth weeks.
From BBC ● Feb. 26, 2024
When I woke up in the dull, sunless heat the next morning, I dressed and splashed my face with cold water and put on some lipstick and opened the door slowly.
From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath
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