lightless
lightless — adjective
- lightlesspositive
- more lightlesscomparative
- most lightlesssuperlative
1. completely dark because no light reaches the place or area being described.
completely dark because no light reaches the place or area being described.
The prisoners were kept in a lightless cell for several days.
collocation: lightless cell
Jude stumbled through the lightless hallway, searching for the exit.
collocation: lightless hallway
The cave remained lightless even at midday because of its narrow entrance.
Élise could not read in the lightless bedroom, so she moved to the living room.
- dark
more common and general; less dramatic in tone
- unlit
very similar meaning; often used for rooms or streets
- pitch-black
more informal and emphatic; describes total darkness
- lit
having light; opposite of dark
- bright
full of light
- illuminated
formally lit up
用法筆記
Often used in literary or dramatic contexts to describe enclosed spaces such as cells, basements, caves, or corridors. Less common in everyday conversation, where 'dark' or 'pitch-black' is preferred.
常見錯誤
2. describes an object that normally produces or reflects light but currently does
describes an object that normally produces or reflects light but currently does not shine or emit any light.
The moon was lightless on the night of the storm.
collocation: lightless moon
Adisa held the lightless lantern, its wick burned down to nothing.
The old lighthouse stood lightless and abandoned after the war.
Hari shone a flashlight at the lightless lamp post on the corner.
- dim
less extreme — means giving very little light, not none
- non-luminous
more technical or scientific; rarely used in everyday language
- extinguished
specifically for flames or lanterns that have been put out
用法筆記
Used for things that are expected to produce light — such as the moon, stars, lamps, or lighthouses — but are not shining. The word implies a contrast between what the object normally does and its current state.