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lightless

UK/'laɪtlɪs/US/'laitlis/
C2

Definitions

adj.

Having no light; completely dark

无光的;漆黑的

Root Breakdown

Native English
lightlight, brightness; not heavy
+
-lesswithout, lacking
=lightless

light + -less (without) = without any light; pitch dark.

Root light still carries 58 more words

Common Collocations

  • 1.lightless darkness无光的黑暗
  • 2.[lightless] void无光的虚空

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The miners crawled through the lightless tunnels for hours.

  • 2.

    Deep-sea creatures live in a cold, lightless world.

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