rayless

adjective

ˈrā-ləs How to pronounce rayless (audio)
Definition of raylessnext
as in darkened
being without light or without much light the strange creatures that lurk in the rayless depths of the sea

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rayless
  1. dark
  2. murky
  3. black
  4. dusky
Adjective
  • Black eyes, dark hair, Han is blocking the exit, standing with his hands on his hips, like a big fat X.
    Suzanne Seggerman, Curbed, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Sean getting beaten up at the end of the last episode was a dark moment, but Shrinking never lets a story stay serious for very long.
    Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
Definition of dark
Adjective
  • But the origins of proto-cuneiform’s emergence have been murky, and many of its symbols remain undeciphered.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Three weeks before the general election, the political climate is murky and filled with more and more inflammatory rhetoric.
    Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of murky
Adjective
  • The black line on the map above indicates the approximate fire perimeter.
    Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
  • Unlike distinctly red ladybugs, these beetles are more orange or black.
    Maia Pandey, Journal Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2024
Definition of black
Adjective
  • By studying yellow and red forms of a parrot known as a dusky lory the research team also identified a gene central to coloring in that bird and its parrot relatives.
    Elizabeth Pennisi, science.org, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Another recurring visual – a newsstand ablaze, orange flames shooting into a dusky sky – provides a stirring corollary to the journalists who describe what their calling has cost them.
    Matthew Carey, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of dusky
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