sunless

adjective

sun·less ˈsən-ləs

Synonyms of sunless

: lacking sunshine : dark

In the bay's sunless middle depths, other-worldly creatures drift through the darkness …—Tom Waters

: cheerless

But now and then he gave us a sermon … some would call a very good one; but sunless and severe.—Anne Brontë

Examples of sunless in a Sentence

mental patients who were once condemned to spend their lives in the sunless confines of a state asylum

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His eyes are wrapped in gauze, and his hair is the grey of a sunless afternoon. — Armin Rosen, The Washington Examiner, 9 Jan. 2026 The bits of name tags that had yellowed and faded, even in a sunless corridor. — Literary Hub, 27 Apr. 2026 Those last months spent hiding from Pakistani police in a sunless room. — George Packer, The Atlantic, 13 May 2026 As a safer alternative, many people opt for sunless tanning methods such as fake tan products or sprays. — Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for sunless

Word History

First Known Use

1589, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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sunless

adjective

sun·less ˈsən-ləs

: lacking sunshine : dark

sunless

adjective

Synonyms of sunless

Examples of sunless in a Sentence

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