lightless
Lacking light; unilluminated; darkLacking light; unilluminated; dark.
/ˈlaɪtlɛs/
Meaning
1 senses(not comparable)Lacking light; unilluminated; dark.
giving no light
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From Middle English lightles, from Old English lēohtlēas, from Proto-West Germanic *leuhtaFrom Middle English lightles, from Old English lēohtlēas, from Proto-West Germanic *leuhtalaus; equivalent to light (noun) + -less (“lacking, without”). Cognate with West Frisian ljochtleas, Dutch lichtloos, German lichtlos.
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Synonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- without illumination:unilluminatedunlightedunlit
Word family
2 related wordsRelatedlightlessness
Derivedlightlessly