Down and Sunless

Down

Down adjective - Brought or having come to an end.

Sunless and down are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sunless" instead an adjective "Down".

Nearby Word: downed

Sunless

Sunless adjective - Causing or marked by an atmosphere lacking in cheer.
Usage example: mental patients who were once condemned to spend their lives in the sunless confines of a state asylum

Down and sunless are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Down" instead an adjective "Sunless".

Nearby Word: sun

Both words in one sentence

  • In Down to a Sunless Sea, everyone in the world has died in a nuclear war except a few hundred survivors in Antarctica.
  • Creator / Cordwainer Smith Kuat in "Down to a Sunless Sea" dreams of becoming one, but is foiled before he can even conquer his homeworld of Xanadu.
  • Creator / Cordwainer Smith Bittersweet Ending: In "Down to a Sunless Sea" Kuat's plan for conquest is foiled, but only at the expense of Lari's legs, Madu's innocence, Griselda's life and Lord Kemal's peace of mind.
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