sightless

American  

[sahyt-lis] / ˈsaɪt lɪs /

adjective

1. unable to see; blind.

2. invisible.

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sightless British  

/ ˈsaɪtlɪs /

adjective

1. blind

2. invisible

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Other Word Forms

• sightlessly adverb
• sightlessness noun

Etymology

Origin of sightless

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

Example Sentences

All those dead animals, in lifelike poses, with their sightless, staring glass eyes—surely the boys would remember?

From Literature

Possibly to save audiences from a similar fate, we were never permitted to see these terrors, leaving us as sightless as the movie’s scrabbling survivors.

From New York Times

The sightless child knows the other children, all able to see, are there but is left to stumble around, using sounds and knowledge of the space they're in as guides.

From Salon

The species is among the first arthropods identified as having this ability, although researchers have separately discovered it in some sightless species of fish and shrimp.

From Science Magazine

Chinese red-headed centipedes are not the only sightless creatures that can perceive light.

From Science Magazine