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horizonless

[ huh-rahy-zuhn-lis ]
/ həˈraɪ zən lɪs /

adjective

lacking or without a horizon.
without hope; hopeless.

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Origin of horizonless

horizon + -less

Words nearby horizonless

hor. interm., Horite, horizon, Horizon Club, horizon distance, horizonless, horizontal, horizontal bar, horizontal fissure of cerebellum, horizontal maxillary fracture, horizontal mobility
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Example sentences from the Web for horizonless

  • The sultry night shone with diamonds over the horizonless desert.

    Psyche|Louis Couperus

  • The horizonless world within himself was a glorious thing to explore.

    The Sensitive Man|Poul William Anderson

  • Macaulay, in his Essay, has much to say about the splendor and horizonless magnitude of that equipment.

    Is Shakespeare Dead?|Mark Twain

  • There is no limit; its field is horizonless; its appeal is as universal as is the appeal of Christianity itself.

    The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg and Other Stories|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)