adj
Meaning 1
Lacking light; unilluminated; dark.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
lightless
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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lītʹlĕs
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/ˈlaɪtlɛs/
adjective satellite
Meaning 2
without illumination
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- came up the lightless stairs
- the unilluminated side of Mars
- through dark unlighted (or unlit) streets
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: unilluminated, unlighted, unlit
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
giving no light
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- lightless stars `visible' only to radio antennae
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
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.
Across languages
Translations
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: valoton — lacking light
- Ancient Greek: ἀφεγγής (aphengḗs) — lacking light
- Icelandic: ljóslaus — lacking light
- Polish: bezświetlny — lacking light