rayless

ˈreɪləs

Definition

Definition of rayless - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

light

Rare

lacking rays of light or beams

Rare

The room was rayless and hard to navigate.

dark

shadowy

unlit

plant

TECH.

lacking ray florets in botany

TECH.

The plant was identified as rayless due to its flower structure.

barren

flowerless

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Origin of rayless

Old English, ray (beam of light) + -less (without)

Examples of rayless in a sentence

A rayless night enveloped the town.
The botanist studied the rayless species closely.
Rayless flowers are a unique botanical feature.

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French:sans rayons, sans ligules, ...
German:lichtlos, strahlenfrei, ...
Italian:buio, senza raggi, ...
Spanish:oscuro, sin rayos, ...
Portuguese:sem luz, sem flores de raio, ...
Chinese:无光的, 无舌状花的, ...
Japanese:光がない, 無舌状花の, ...
Arabic:مُظلِم, عَدِيم الزَّهْرَاتِ الشُّعاعِيَّة, ...
Hebrew:חָשׁוּךְ, חֲסַר פִּרְחֵי קֶרֶן, ...
Russian:безлучевой, бескраевой, ...
Ukrainian:безпроменевий, без крайових квіток, ...
Hindi:प्रकाशहीन, रेहीन, ...
Bengali:আলোহীন, রশ্মিবিহীন, ...
Catalan:fosca, sense radis, ...
Czech:temný, bezjazykový, ...
Danish:mørk, stråleløs, ...
Dutch:stralingsloos, straalloos, ...
Greek:σκοτεινός, άκτινος, ...
Hungarian:fénysugarak nélküli, sugárvirág nélküli, ...
Khmer:គ្មានកាំរស្មីពន្លឺ, គ្មានផ្ការង្វង់ខាងក្រៅ, ...
Korean:빛이 없는, 꽃잎이 없는, ...
Persian:بدون نور, فاقد گلچه‌های شعاعی, ...
Polish:ciemny, bezjęzyczkowy, ...
Portuguese (BR):sem luz, sem raios, ...
Romanian:întunecat, fără flori radiale, ...
Swedish:mörk, strållös, ...
Thai:มืดสนิท, ขาดดอกย่อยที่มีรัศมี, ...
Turkish:ışınsız, ışın çiçeksiz, ...
Vietnamese:tối tăm, không có hoa tia, ...

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