rayless en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree English ray Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English rayless From ray + -less.
Meanings
- (not-comparable) Lacking rays.
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(not-comparable) Lightless, gloomy.
Trudging onward at the last lights of evening, when a rayless night of unabating rain is creeping on.
1880, Sabine Baring-Gould, Curious Myths of the Middle Ages, page 1:
- (not-comparable) Lacking florets.
Deriveds
Translations (1)
pl bezpromienny (lightless)