Sunless

Pronunciation: /ˈsʌnlɪs/

Definitions of sunless

adjective describing a place or situation that does not receive any sunlight

Example Sentences

A1 The cave was dark and sunless.

A2 She preferred to stay indoors on sunless days.

B1 The sunless sky made the day feel dreary.

B2 The sunless room felt cold and unwelcoming.

C1 The sunless landscape was desolate and barren.

C2 The sunless winter months seemed to drag on endlessly.

Examples of sunless in a Sentence

formal The sunless sky cast a gloomy shadow over the city.

informal I prefer staying indoors on sunless days.

slang Let's skip the beach today, it's looking pretty sunless out there.

figurative His heart felt sunless after the breakup.

Grammatical Forms of sunless

• past tense: sunlessed
• plural: sunlesses
• comparative: more sunless
• superlative: most sunless
• present tense: sunless
• future tense: will be sunless
• perfect tense: has been sunless
• continuous tense: is being sunless
• singular: sunless
• positive degree: sunless
• infinitive: to sunless
• gerund: sunlessing
• participle: sunlessed

Origin and Evolution of sunless

First Known Use: 1250 year

Language of Origin: Middle English

Story behind the word: The word 'sunless' originated from the combination of the prefix 'sun-' meaning without or lacking, and the suffix '-less' indicating the absence of something.

Evolution of the word: The word 'sunless' has retained its original meaning of being without sunlight or lacking light, but it has also been used metaphorically to describe darkness, gloom, or despair in a figurative sense.