sunless
adjective
sunless is spelled S-U-N-L-E-S-S: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 67,454th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, sunless means “Without the sun or sunshine; shaded; shadowed” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in sunless?
| Letters | 7: S-U-N-L-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 67,454th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is sunless?
Sunless appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 67,454th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of sunless
- more sunless comparative
- most sunless superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sunless mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Without the sun or sunshine; shaded; shadowed.
- 2
Dreary, cheerless.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Sunless in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense without the sun or sunshine:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | sombrio |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does sunless come from?
From sun + -less.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).