eyeless

adjective

eye·​less ˈīlə̇s 

1

a(1)

: having no natural eyes : lacking eyes

eyeless fishes in caves

(2)

: being without an eye or eyes

an eyeless needle

b

: no longer having one's natural eyes : having had the eyes removed : deprived of one's eyes : made sightless : blinded

blind as an eyeless beggar

—Dorothy Sayers

2

a

: lacking sight : blind

the dread of being eyeless

b

: not using the eyes : failing to use the eyes : moving or acting blindly

an eyeless leader

eyelessness noun

plural -es

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