eyeless
English
editEtymology
editFrom 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”).
Pronunciation
edit- Rhymes: -aɪləs
Adjective
editeyeless (not comparable)
- Having no eyes (organs of sight).
- Synonym: uneyed
- Huge eyeless crabs roam the ocean floor around hydrothermal vents.
- Having no sight; blind.
- Synonym: sightless
- (uncommon, of tools or objects, especially suturing needles) Having no eye: having no hole.
- eyeless needle
Derived terms
edit- eyelessly (adverb)
- eyelessness (noun)
Translations
edithaving no eyes
having no sight
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