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sightless

[ sahyt-lis ]
/ ˈsaɪt lɪs /
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adjective
unable to see; blind.
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Origin of sightless

1200–50; Middle English. See sight, -less

OTHER WORDS FROM sightless

sight·less·ly, adverbsight·less·ness, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for sightless

sightless
/ (ˈsaɪtlɪs) /

adjective
blind
invisible

Derived forms of sightless

sightlessly, adverbsightlessness, noun
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