EYELESS
Dictionary entry overview: What does eyeless mean? • EYELESS (adjective)
The adjective EYELESS has 2 senses:
1. lacking eyes or eyelike features
2. lacking sight
Familiarity information: EYELESS used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• EYELESS (adjective)
Meaning:
Lacking eyes or eyelike features
Context examples:
eyeless fish that evolved in dark caves / an eyeless needle
Antonym:
eyed (having an eye or eyes or eyelike feature especially as specified; often used in combination)
Meaning:
Lacking sight
Synonyms:
sightless; eyeless; unseeing
Context example:
blind as an eyeless beggar
Similar:
blind; unsighted (unable to see)
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