lightless

Pronunciation: /ˈlaɪtlɛs/

The English word “lightless” has 1 meaning listed here.

adjective

Lacking light; unilluminated; dark.

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.

Keep exploring: in the interactive dictionary every word of a definition is a link. Open “lightless” there

More English words

lighting-up time
lightish
lightkeeper
lightland
lightlessly
lightlessness
lightlike
lightliness

About this dictionary

The English dictionary on Glottosphere has 650,529 entries with a page. Browse the English dictionary.

Definitions are from Wiktionary, extracted by Kaikki.org, and are available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.