sightless

[sahyt-lis]

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adjective

unable to see; blind.

invisible.

Origin of sightless

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

Related formssight·less·ly, adverbsight·less·ness, noun

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Related Words for sightless

eyeless, unseeing, visionless

Examples from the Web for sightless

Contemporary Examples of sightless

The Daily Pic (Venice Biennale Edition): Artur Zmijewski presents the work of sightless painters as futile, and necessary.
Blind Faith in Art
Blake Gopnik
June 5, 2013

Historical Examples of sightless

He lies prone on the floor, staring at me with dead, sightless eyes.
The Bacillus of Beauty
Harriet Stark
His eyes did not move from her face; but they looked almost like sightless eyes.
Hetty's Strange History
Anonymous
If a bird sang in the air above her, she lifted her sightless eyes.
The Scapegoat
Hall Caine
"It is I who am selfish, Mercy," she said, and kissed the sightless orbs.
A Son of Hagar
Sir Hall Caine
He sat on a stump, staring with sightless eyes into vacancy.
Blazed Trail Stories
Stewart Edward White

British Dictionary definitions for sightless

sightless

adjective

blind

invisible

Derived Formssightlessly, adverbsightlessness, noun

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Word Origin and History for sightless

adj.

late 13c., from sight (n.) + -less. Related: Sightlessly; sightlessness.