eyeless

/ˈaɪ.ləs/

eyeless adjective: having no eyes (organs of sight).

Adjective

eyeless (not comparable)

Having no eyes (organs of sight).
- Huge eyeless crabs roam the ocean floor around hydrothermal vents.
- I held out my hand, and the horrible, soft-spoken, eyeless creature gripped it in a moment like a vise. I was so much startled that I struggled to withdraw; but the blind man pulled me close up to him with a single action of his arm.1881–1882, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island, London; Paris: Cassell & Company, published 14 November 1883, →OCLC
Synonyms:

uneyed
Having no sight; blind.

Synonyms:

sightless
(uncommon, especially suturing needles) Having no eye: having no hole.
- eyeless needle

eyeless meaning in Kannada

eyeless in Kannada

ಕಣ್ಣಿರದ, ಕಣ್ಣುಕಳೆದ

Synonyms of eyeless

Origin of eyeless

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”).

Words formed from eyeless

Words that rhyme with eyeless

Questions about eyeless

What does eyeless mean?: Eyeless means having no eyes (organs of sight).
What is eyeless in Kannada?: Eyeless in Kannada is ಕಣ್ಣಿರದ, ಕಣ್ಣುಕಳೆದ. See Eyeless meaning in Kannada.
What part of speech is eyeless?: Eyeless is an adjective.
How do you pronounce eyeless?: Eyeless is pronounced /ˈaɪ.ləs/.

Words near eyeless in the dictionary

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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