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lightless.

Lacking light; unilluminated; dark.

9 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈlaɪtlɛs/
  1. Lacking light; unilluminated; dark.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

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.

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