Synonyms for lightless
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : lahyt-lis |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈlaɪt lɪs |
Top 10 synonyms for lightless Other synonyms for the word lightless
- adusk
- ambiguous
- amphibological
- aphotic
- atramentous
- bistered
- blackish
- blah
- bleak
- bleary
- blurred
- brunette
- caliginous
- cheerless
- cimmerian
- clouded
- crepuscular
- dark
- dark-complexioned
- darkish
- dense
- desolate
- dim
- dingy
- dismal
- dreary
- dun
- dusk
- dusky
- equivocal
- faded
- faint
- flat
- fuliginous
- gloomy
- gray
- grimy
- ill-defined
- ill-lighted
- indistinct
- inky
- joyless
- lightless
- lurid
- mat
- misty
- monotone
- monotonous
- murky
- muted
- nebulous
- obfuscated
- obfuscous
- obscure
- obscured
- opaque
- overcast
- overclouded
- pale
- pitch-black
- pitch-dark
- pitchy
- poorly lit
- rayless
- sable
- sepulchral
- shaded
- shadowy
- shady
- somber
- sooty
- stygian
- sullied
- sunless
- swart
- swarthy
- tarnished
- tenebrous
- twilight
- twilit
- umbrageous
- uncertain
- unclear
- unexplicit
- unilluminated
- unintelligible
- unlighted
- unlit
- vague
- veiled
- weak
- wintry
Définition of lightless
Origin :- Old English leohtleas; see light (n.) + -less.
- As in obscure : adj cloudy, shadowy
- As in tenebrous : adj dark, ominous
- As in dark : adj lack of light
- As in dim : adj darkish
- As in dusky : adj dark-hued; murky
- As in gloomy : adj dark, black
- The Cedars stood before us as yet lightless against the northern sky.
- Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic
- Not in her most ponderous and lightless masses will nature ever leave us 14.
- Extract from : « Modern Painters Volume I (of V) » by John Ruskin
- For it seemed to him that it must be the death of him followed by a lightless, bottomless pit.
- Extract from : « Within the Tides » by Joseph Conrad
- The little tender, lightless, escaped their observation, and we were picked up.
- Extract from : « The Ultimate Weapon » by John Wood Campbell
- But there was a narrow, lightless alleyway a few steps ahead.
- Extract from : « The Butterfly Kiss » by Arthur Dekker Savage
- A while, and even this had gone, and I was wrapped in an impalpable, lightless gloom.
- Extract from : « The House on the Borderland » by William Hope Hodgson
- Kinghamstead became a lightless place when she went to Oxford.
- Extract from : « The New Machiavelli » by Herbert George Wells
- The world of Lewis Stillman was damp and lightless; it was narrow and its cold stone walls pressed in upon him as he moved.
- Extract from : « Small World » by William F. Nolan
- Having no lamps we are forced to train ourselves to travel through the blackest night, lightless.
- Extract from : « The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle » by Hugh Lofting
- Here and there dreary and cheerless public houses appeared, with lighted windows conspicuous in a lightless waste.
- Extract from : « The Black Bag » by Louis Joseph Vance
Antonyms for lightless
- animated
- apparent
- bright
- brilliant
- cheerful
- clean
- clear
- content
- distinct
- distinguished
- encouraged
- encouraging
- evident
- exhilarating
- explicit
- famous
- favorable
- good
- happy
- hopeful
- illuminated
- intelligent
- inviting
- joyful
- known
- light
- lively
- lucid
- luminous
- manifest
- moral
- obvious
- perceptible
- plain
- pleasant
- pleased
- radiant
- shining
- smart
- sparkling
- sunny
- understood
- uplifting
- visible
- vivacious
- vivid
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