sunless
Lacking bright rays
Sunless describes a place or time without sunshine, whether because of clouds, weather, or the absence of daylight altogether.
A sunless day is overcast or dreary; a sunless room receives no direct sunlight.
The word often carries connotations of gloom or cheerlessness.
In cosmetics, sunless tanning refers to products that darken skin without exposure to the sun or UV rays.
Obscured by darkness
- dimLow in light
- murkyDark and unclear
- gloomyDark and dispiriting
- pitch-blackCompletely without light
moonless · starless · lightless · unlit · tenebrous · crepuscular · twilit · obscure
Sky fully veiled
- cloudyObscured by atmosphere
- grayNeutral achromatic hue
- drearyDull and depressing
- foggyObscured by vapor
misty · hazy · rainy · stormy · smoggy · drizzly · dull · leaden
Bleak and abandoned
- barrenUnable to produce
- starkSevere and unadorned
- dismalDepressingly dark or dull
- drearyDull and depressing
inhospitable · lifeless · sterile · joyless · grim · somber · melancholy · forlorn
shadowy
Obscured by darkness
pitch-black · moonless · starless · lightless · unlit · tenebrous · crepuscular · twilit · obscure · shaded
overcast
Sky fully veiled
foggy · misty · hazy · rainy · stormy · smoggy · drizzly · dull · leaden · blanketed
desolate
Bleak and abandoned
dreary · inhospitable · lifeless · sterile · joyless · grim · somber · melancholy · forlorn · cheerless
underground
Below ground or countercultural
- subterraneanBeneath earth's surface
- indoorWithin a building
- enclosedSurrounded and sealed within
sheltered · covered · shaded · cave · cavern · cellar · basement · tunnel · bunker · interior
chilly
Moderately cold
icy · cool · brisk · nippy · bitter · raw · damp · dank · clammy · unwarmed
- Darknessblackness, pitch black, pitch-black, inkiness, murk
- deep oceanChallenger Deep, Mariana Trench, ocean trench, trench, ocean floor
- sombergloomy, bleak, dreary, dismal, melancholy