seeing

[see-ing]

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conjunction

in view of the fact that; considering; inasmuch as.

noun

the act of a person who sees.
the sense of sight.

Origin of seeing

First recorded in 1495–1505; see¹ + -ing²

Related formsun·see·ing, adjectiveun·see·ing·ly, adverbun·see·ing·ness, noun

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Examples from the Web for unseeing

Contemporary Examples

There was no mistaking what shone undimmed in her unseeing eyes and all the rest of her.
Killed by Donald Sterling’s Racism
Michael Daly
May 14, 2014
Throughout True Detective, Pizzolatto has linked blindness—an unseeing state—to the victims of the Carcosa cult.
‘True Detective’ Finale Review: Close to Perfection
Andrew Romano
March 10, 2014
That would have been a difficult sell under any circumstances, but impossible given the weak and unseeing leadership of Harding.
The Presidents We Should Have Had
David Frum
February 20, 2012
It served as a reminder of how vulnerable we are to uncaring, unseeing bureaucracy.
Walter Mosley's Reading List
Walter Mosley
March 24, 2009

Historical Examples

And then I picked it up again, and gazed at it with hard, unseeing eyes.
The Comrade In White
W. H. Leathem
He waved wildly, frantically, but the big ship drifted on, unseeing.
Invasion
William Fitzgerald Jenkins
He stood there quite still, watching his movements with unseeing eyes.
The Golden Woman
Ridgwell Cullum
The glance was unseeing and staring, a fascinated glance; but he did not turn to look after us.
Tales of Unrest
Joseph Conrad
Disregarding or unseeing her outstretched hand, he went on and left her there alone.
The Flying Mercury
Eleanor M. Ingram

British Dictionary definitions for unseeing

unseeing

adjective

with one's eyes open but not noticing or perceiving anything

seeing

noun

the sense or faculty of sight; vision
astronomy the quality of the observing conditions (especially the turbulence of the atmosphere) during an astronomical observation

conjunction

(subordinating often foll by that) in light of the fact (that); inasmuch as; since

usage

The use of seeing as how as in seeing as (how) the bus is always late, I don't need to hurry is generally thought to be incorrect or non-standard

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Word Origin and History for unseeing

seeing

adj.

c.1300, present participle adjective from see (v.). Seeing Eye dog first attested 1929, American English, trademarked by Seeing Eye Inc. of New Jersey.

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Examples from the Web for unseeing

Contemporary Examples

There was no mistaking what shone undimmed in her unseeing eyes and all the rest of her.

Throughout True Detective, Pizzolatto has linked blindness—an unseeing state—to the victims of the Carcosa cult.

That would have been a difficult sell under any circumstances, but impossible given the weak and unseeing leadership of Harding.

It served as a reminder of how vulnerable we are to uncaring, unseeing bureaucracy.

Historical Examples

And then I picked it up again, and gazed at it with hard, unseeing eyes.

He waved wildly, frantically, but the big ship drifted on, unseeing.

He stood there quite still, watching his movements with unseeing eyes.

The glance was unseeing and staring, a fascinated glance; but he did not turn to look after us.

Disregarding or unseeing her outstretched hand, he went on and left her there alone.

unseeing

seeing

usage

Word Origin and History for unseeing

seeing

adj.

Origin of seeing