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sunless

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sun·less  (snls)
adj.
1. Being without sunlight; dark or overcast: a sunless moor.
2. Gloomy; cheerless: a sunless life.

sunless·ness n.

sunless [ˈsʌnlɪs]
adj
1. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) without sun or sunshine
2. gloomy; depressing
sunlessly  adv
sunlessness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.sunless - filled or abounding with clouds
cloudy - full of or covered with clouds; "cloudy skies"

sunless
adjective cloudy, grey, gloomy, hazy, overcast, dark The day dawned sunless and with a low cloud base.
Translations
sunless [ˈsʌnlɪs] ADJsin sol
sunless [ˈsʌnlɪs] adjsenza sole
sunless [ˈsʌnlɪs] adjsenza sole


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The head of it faces the doors of the prison; its tail descends into the sunless slums of the Low Calton.
But now and then he gave us a sermon of a different order--what some would call a very good one; but sunless and severe: representing the Deity as a terrible taskmaster rather than a benevolent father.
Deep down in his sunless soul he was either a prince, a fool or an artist.
 
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