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Rayless vs Raylessness - What's the difference?

rayless | raylessness |

In botany terms the difference between rayless and raylessness

is that rayless is lacking florets while raylessness is the condition of being rayless.

As an adjective rayless

is lacking rays.

As a noun raylessness is

utter darkness, without any ray of light.

rayless

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Lacking rays
  • Lightless, gloomy
  • (botany) Lacking florets

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    raylessness

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (poetic) Utter darkness, without any ray of light.
  • *1844 , (Edgar Allan Poe), ‘The Premature Burial’:
    • I knew that I had now fully recovered the use of my visual faculties—and yet it was dark—all dark—the intense and utter raylessness of the Night that endureth for evermore.
  • (botany) The condition of being rayless