sightless

[ sahyt-lis ]
/ ˈsaɪt lɪs /
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adjective

unable to see; blind.
invisible.

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decorum
the act of or need for making up one's mind.
dignified propriety of behavior, speech, dress, etc.
a company of singers, especially an organized group employed in church service.
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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

Words nearby sightless

sighted, sighter, sighthole, sighthound, sighting, sightless, sightline, sightly, sightscreen, sightsee, sightseeing
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Words related to sightless

eyeless, unseeing, visionless

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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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