Eyeless
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Eyeless is an adjective meaning Having no eyes (organs of sight).
Meaning
Having no eyes (organs of sight).
More Meanings
- Having no sight; blind.
- (uncommon, of tools or objects, especially suturing needles) Having no eye: having no hole.
Example Sentences
eyeless needle
Huge eyeless crabs roam the ocean floor around hydrothermal vents.
I held out my hand, and the horrible, soft-spoken, eyeless creature gripped it in a moment like a vise. I was so much startled that I struggled to withdraw; but the blind man pulled me close up to him with a single action of his arm.
Synonyms for eyeless
Depending on context, synonyms include uneyed, sightless, blind, unseeing, unsighted.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include sightless, unseeing, blind, unsighted, irisless, eyelidless.
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