eyeless

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Etymology

From Middle English eyles, eieles, equivalent to eye +‎ -less. Compare West Frisian eachleas (“eyeless”), Dutch oogloos (“eyeless”), German augenlos (“eyeless”), Swedish ögalös (“eyeless”), Icelandic augnalaus (“eyeless”).

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eyeless (not comparable)

  1. Having no eyes (organs of sight).
    Synonym: uneyed
    Huge eyeless crabs roam the ocean floor around hydrothermal vents.
  2. Having no sight; blind.
    Synonym: sightless
  3. (uncommon, of tools or objects, especially suturing needles) Having no eye: having no hole.
    eyeless needle

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