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unseeing

unseeing adjective: blind. Also the present participle and gerund of unsee.

Adjective

unseeing (not comparable)

  1. Blind.
    • The cave frog's eyes have devolved into unseeing lumps.
  2. Not aware of what is visible.
    • Although his eyes were open, the sleepwalker headed, with unseeing eyes, towards the danger.

Also used as

unseeing is also the present participle and gerund of unsee.

Origin of unseeing

From un- + seeing.

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Words formed from unseeing

Questions about unseeing

What does unseeing mean?
Unseeing means blind.
What part of speech is unseeing?
Unseeing is an adjective.

Words near unseeing in the dictionary

  1. unseeable
  2. unseeableness
  3. unseeably
  4. unseeded
  5. unseedy
  6. unseeing
  7. unseeingly
  8. unseeingness
  9. unseekable
  10. unseeking
  11. unseel

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