dusky vs sunless

dusky

adj
  • Dimly lit, as at dusk (evening). 

  • Ashen; having a greyish skin coloration. 

  • Having a shade of color that is rather dark. 

noun
  • A dusky dolphin. 

  • A dusky grouse. 

  • A dusky shark. 

sunless

adj
  • Without the sun or sunshine; shaded; shadowed. 

  • Dreary, cheerless. 

How often have the words dusky and sunless occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )