visionless

adjective

vi·​sion·​less ˈvi-zhən-ləs How to pronounce visionless (audio)
1
: sightless, blind
visionless eyes
2
: lacking vision or inspiration
a visionless leader

Examples of visionless in a Sentence

her assailant may have known about her visionless right eye because he approached from that direction
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There were also bad drops and hospital balls, visionless runs and defensive brain farts. Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 23 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1820, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of visionless was in 1820

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“Visionless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/visionless. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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