rayless

adjective

ray·​less ˈrā-ləs 

: having, admitting, or emitting no rays

especially : dark

raylessness noun

Synonyms

• black
• caliginous
• dark
• darkened
• darkish
• darkling
• darksome
• dim
• dimmed
• dusk
• dusky
• gloomy
• lightless
• murky
• obscure
• obscured
• pitch-black
• pitch-dark
• pitchy
• somber
• sombre
• stygian
• tenebrific
• tenebrous
• unlit

Examples of rayless in a Sentence

the strange creatures that lurk in the rayless depths of the sea

Word History

First Known Use

1727, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing rayless

• rayless goldenrod