sightless

[ sahyt-lis ]

adjective

1. unable to see; blind.
2. invisible.

sightless

/ ˈsaɪtlɪs /

adjective

1. blind
2. invisible

Derived Forms

• ˈsightlessness, noun
• ˈsightlessly, adverb

Other Words From

• sightless·ly adverb
• sightless·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of sightless¹

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

Example Sentences

The Daily Pic (Venice Biennale Edition): Artur Zmijewski presents the work of sightless painters as futile, and necessary.

From The Daily Beast

The shingled old house offered blank windows to the road, like so many sightless eyes.

From Project Gutenberg

Her eyes, the soft gray of a summer rain cloud—no one would have guessed them sightless.

From Project Gutenberg

He watched her find her way about with the uncanny certainty of the sightless, at which he never ceased to marvel.

From Project Gutenberg

He endured without repining the bent back, the sightless eyes, and the creaking joints incident to over-maturity.

From Project Gutenberg

The other was sightless but had a half-closed leer that seemed to express discreet visual powers.

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