rayless

[ rey-lis ]

/ ˈreɪ lɪs /

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adjective

lacking rays or raylike parts.

unlit, dark, or gloomy: a rayless cave.

Origin of rayless

First recorded in 1735–45; ray¹ + -less

OTHER WORDS FROM rayless

ray·less·ness, noun

Words nearby rayless

Rayleigh, Rayleigh disc, Rayleigh disk, Rayleigh scattering, Rayleigh wave, rayless, raylet, Raymond, Raynaud's disease, Raynaud's phenomenon, Raynaud's syndrome

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Example sentences from the Web for rayless

The sea was tossing; the sun rested, a red, rayless disk, on the sea-line in the west.
Some Rambling Notes of an Idle Excursion|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
Never before had all glint of hope been lost in rayless blackness.
Under Handicap|Jackson Gregory
Slowly the ghost, without change of mien, passes backward through the open door, disappearing in rayless darkness.
Oswald Langdon|Carson Jay Lee
A faint flicker, dying out instantly into rayless gloom, was visible in the woman's sad eyes.
Nevermore|Rolf Boldrewood

On either hand the perspective of the river might have run into a rayless cavern.
The Bell in the Fog and Other Stories|Gertrude Atherton

British Dictionary definitions for rayless

rayless

/ (ˈreɪlɪs) /

adjective

dark; gloomy

lacking raysa rayless flower

Derived forms of rayless

raylessly, adverbraylessness, noun

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单词	rayless
释义	rayless [ rey-lis ] / ˈreɪ lɪs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR rayless ON THESAURUS.COM adjective lacking rays or raylike parts. unlit, dark, or gloomy: a rayless cave. Origin of rayless First recorded in 1735–45; ray¹ + -less OTHER WORDS FROM rayless ray·less·ness, noun Words nearby rayless Rayleigh, Rayleigh disc, Rayleigh disk, Rayleigh scattering, Rayleigh wave, rayless, raylet, Raymond, Raynaud's disease, Raynaud's phenomenon, Raynaud's syndrome Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for rayless The sea was tossing; the sun rested, a red, rayless disk, on the sea-line in the west. Some Rambling Notes of an Idle Excursion\|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) Never before had all glint of hope been lost in rayless blackness. Under Handicap\|Jackson Gregory Slowly the ghost, without change of mien, passes backward through the open door, disappearing in rayless darkness. Oswald Langdon\|Carson Jay Lee A faint flicker, dying out instantly into rayless gloom, was visible in the woman's sad eyes. Nevermore\|Rolf Boldrewood On either hand the perspective of the river might have run into a rayless cavern. The Bell in the Fog and Other Stories\|Gertrude Atherton British Dictionary definitions for rayless rayless / (ˈreɪlɪs) / adjective dark; gloomy lacking raysa rayless flower Derived forms of rayless raylessly, adverbraylessness, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to rayless dim, misty, murky, shadowy, overcast, somber, cloudy, dingy, gloomy, black, drab, foggy, dull, darkened, faint, dusk, dun, dusky, grimy, indistinct
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rayless

adjective

Origin of rayless

OTHER WORDS FROM rayless

Words nearby rayless

Example sentences from the Web for rayless

British Dictionary definitions for rayless

adjective

Derived forms of rayless

Words related to rayless