Eyeless

adj

adj ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Having no eyes (organs of sight). not-comparable

    "Huge eyeless crabs roam the ocean floor around hydrothermal vents."

  2. 2
    Having no sight; blind. not-comparable
  3. 3
    Having no eye: having no hole. not-comparable, uncommon

    "eyeless needle"

Adjective
  1. 1
    lacking eyes or eyelike features wordnet
  2. 2
    lacking sight wordnet

Synonyms

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benightedblindcolor blinddarkdarkdim sighted

Antonyms

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eyed

Example

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"Huge eyeless crabs roam the ocean floor around hydrothermal vents."

Etymology

From Middle English eyles, eieles, equivalent to eye + -less. Compare West Frisian eachleas (“eyeless”), Dutch oogloos (“eyeless”), German augenlos (“eyeless”), Swedish ögalös (“eyeless”), Icelandic augnalaus (“eyeless”).

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