lightless

Betekenis (Engels)

Lacking light; unilluminated; dark.

Sinonieme

unilluminated

dark

unlighted

unlit

aphotic

tenebrific

pitch-dark

black

darkened

pitch-black

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/laɪtlɛs/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: lightles

Geërf van Old English: lēohtlēas

Verwante met Fries: ljochtleas

Verwante met Nederlands: lichtloos

Verwante met Duits: lichtlos

In summary

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.