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viewless

American  
[vyoo-lis] / ˈvju lɪs /

adjective

  1. giving no view.

    a viewless window.

  2. without an opinion or opinions.

  3. Obsolete. that cannot be seen; invisible.


viewless British  
/ ˈvjuːlɪs /

adjective

  1. (of windows, etc) not affording a view

  2. having no opinions

  3. poetic invisible

"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

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Etymology

Origin of viewless

First recorded in 1595–1605; view + -less


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The first 2 miles consist of a tough, viewless uphill trudge.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 25, 2023

Here and there scarlet or green lights moved over the waters, given by the viewless barks that bore them the look of weird, wandering jack-o'-lanterns.

From An Ambitious Woman A Novel by Edgar Fawcett

Every hour, tea daintily served in little cups is offered to the viewless visitors.

From Concerning Lafcadio Hearn With a Bibliography by Laura Stedman by George M. (George Milbrey) Gould

I watch them till I half confound Their motions with these thoughts of mine, That no less subtle bonds have bound Within a viewless ring divine; Clasped by a chain that makes no sign.

From Essays by Arthur Christopher Benson

Yet back in stormy cloud or viewless vapour The wandering waters come, And faithfully across the trackless heaven Find their old home.

From The Charm of Ireland by Burton Egbert Stevenson

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