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sunless.

Without the sun or sunshine; shaded; shadowed.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj
  1. Without the sun or sunshine; shaded; shadowed.

  2. Dreary, cheerless.

    figuratively
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥der. Proto-Germanic *sunnô Proto-Germanic *sunnǭ Proto-West Germanic *sunnā Old English sunne Middle English sonne English sun Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English sunless From sun + -less.

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