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sunless

sunless · more sunless · most sunless

Without the sun or sunshineWithout the sun or sunshine; shaded; shadowed.

» Keep love in your heart. A life without it is like a sunless garden when the flowers are dead.

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Meaning

2 senses

Without the sun or sunshine; shaded; shadowed.
(figuratively)Dreary, cheerless.

More definitions

filled or abounding with clouds

Examples

1 sentences

Keep love in your heart. A life without it is like a sunless garden when the flowers are dead.
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Translations

2 languages

Forms

more sunless, most sunless

Comparative	more sunless Lesson
Superlative	most sunless Lesson

regular

Synonyms

45 synonyms

gloomyB2 darkA1 depressingB1 dismalC1 forlornC2 grayA1 grimB2 melancholyC2 miserableB1 sombreC1 unhappyA2 bleak cheerless comfortless

Close in meaning

filled or abounding with clouds:cloud-coveredclouded overcast

Word family

2 related words

Derivedsunlessly sunlessness

Lessons for this word

2 lessons

A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

sundown sunflowerA2 sunglass sunken sunlightA2 sunlit sunnyA1

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

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