eyeless

Definition of eyelessnext
as in blind
lacking the power of sight his failing eyesight makes him fear that he may be eyeless in old age

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Recent Examples of eyeless In other words, this tiny eyeless snail is raising big taxonomic questions. — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 30 Mar. 2026 On shelves at a Humanetics facility in Huron, Ohio, skulls stare from their eyeless sockets, shiny and silver. — Camila Domonoske, NPR, 16 Dec. 2025 There’s no sign of a rider’s face, but a head of well-coiffed hair dangles from the creature’s eyeless muzzle. — Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2025 Some eyeless cavefish had fat that was practically white, indicating lower carotenoid levels. — ArsTechnica, 25 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
  • That was when De Miguel was blind-sided by the Andorra goalkeeper rushing out of his area.
    — Chantz Martin OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Hope, as these women understood it, was never blind optimism.
    — Natalie Livingstone, Sun Sentinel, 3 Nov. 2026
Adjective
  • On day 29, all participants receive the alternative intervention so that every participant is offered a candidate vaccine while allowing the comparison between groups to remain blinded.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Fake controversies that always tilt against one specific viewpoint and ideology that they are too blinded to understand.
    — Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 June 2026
Adjective
  • Experts stated that there is still more to be known about the mechanism by which these sightless cells perceive the game or understand their objectives.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Then there’s the additional intrigue of just how Bocelli makes his way through the world, as a sightless person, constantly on the go.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 24 Sep. 2025

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“Eyeless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eyeless. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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