Definition of LIGHTLESS

lightless

Adjective Satellite

  • giving no light
    • "lightless stars `visible' only to radio antennae"
  • without illumination
    • "came up the lightless stairs"

Adj

  • Lacking light; unilluminated; dark.

Origin / Etymology

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.

Scrabble Score: 13

lightless: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
lightless: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
lightless: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

lightless: valid Words With Friends Word