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glanceless

glanceless adjective: not glancing; blind, dim, or lacking sparkle or vitality.

Adjective

glanceless (not comparable)

  1. Not glancing; blind, dim, or lacking sparkle or vitality.
    • […]in movements of fingers, by glanceless eyes, by voiceless opening and shutting of telegraphic lips[…]1858, George Augustus Sala, A Journey Due North
    • He in turn is represented as an inherently divine being, as indicated again by his glanceless mask-like face.2006, Rupert Shepherd, Robert Maniura, Presence, page 126

Origin of glanceless

From glance + -less.

Questions about glanceless

What does glanceless mean?
Glanceless means not glancing; blind, dim, or lacking sparkle or vitality.
What part of speech is glanceless?
Glanceless is an adjective.

Words near glanceless in the dictionary

  1. glanced off
  2. glanced over
  3. glancedst
  4. glanceful
  5. glancefuls
  6. glanceless
  7. glancer
  8. glancers
  9. glances
  10. glances away
  11. glances off

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