English Explanatory Dictionary

lightless

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Lacking light; unilluminated; dark.

Pronunciation

lītʹlĕs /ˈlaɪtlɛs/

Word forms

lightless

Etymology

From 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.

Derived words

lightlessly lightlessness
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