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eyeless

eye·less

UK/ˈaɪ.ləs/ US/ˈaɪlʌs/ uncommon

adjective

1.

lacking eyes or eyelike features

  • “eyeless fish that evolved in dark caves”
  • “an eyeless needle”
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2.

lacking sight

  • “blind as an eyeless beggar”
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Origin

From Middle English eyles, eieles, equivalent to eye + -less. Compare West Frisian eachleas (“eyeless”), Dutch oogloos (“eyeless”), German augenlos (“eyeless”), Swedish ögalös (“eyeless”), Icelandic augnalaus (“eyeless”).

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