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rayless
[
rey
-lis
]
ray·less
/
ˈreɪ
lɪs
/
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rey
-lis
]
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adjective
1.
lacking
rays
or raylike parts.
2.
unlit, dark, or gloomy:
a rayless cave.
Origin:
1735–45;
ray
1
+
-less
Related forms
ray·less·ness,
noun
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rayless
(ˈreɪlɪs)
—
adj
1.
dark; gloomy
2.
lacking rays:
a rayless flower
'raylessly
—
adv
'raylessness
—
n
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