sunless

adjective (sunless)

«sunless» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

Without sunlight; dark or dull: a sunless day; the sunless depths of the sea. tree →
Where the sun never reaches: a sunless cave. tree →

In the lessons

Science: the deep ocean is sunless, so no plants grow there; animals there make their own light. Poetry: Coleridge's «Kubla Khan» speaks of «caverns measureless to man / Down to a sunless sea». Stories: a sunless forest feels gloomy, like the Wild Wood in winter.

Examples

It was a cold, sunless day. tree →
Strange fish live in the sunless deep sea. tree →
The cave was damp and sunless. tree →
Plants cannot grow in a sunless cellar. tree →
The Wild Wood felt sunless and gloomy. tree →
After a week of sunless weather, we longed for summer. tree →

Note

Suffix -less = without. Opposite: sunny, sunlit.

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «sunless» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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