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unsightlessness

unsightlessness noun: sightlessness; a lack of sight.

Noun

unsightlessness (uncountable)

  1. Sightlessness; a lack of sight.
    • To him these withered arms and lips are welcome as if they yet retained all their former loveliness. He will not reject his early love for her age, and sickness, and unsightlessness.1842 April, Edgar A[llan] Poe, “Life in Death”, in Graham's Magazine, volume XX, page 204

Origin of unsightlessness

From un- + sightlessness.

Questions about unsightlessness

What does unsightlessness mean?
Unsightlessness means sightlessness; a lack of sight.
What part of speech is unsightlessness?
Unsightlessness is a noun.

Words near unsightlessness in the dictionary

  1. unsight unseen
  2. unsightable
  3. unsighted
  4. unsightedness
  5. unsighting
  6. unsightlessness
  7. unsightlier
  8. unsightliest
  9. unsightliness
  10. unsightlinesses
  11. unsightly

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