eyeless

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eyeless

/ˈaɪ.ləs/

Rhymes with -aɪləs

Where it comes from

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”).

adjective

not comparable Having no eyes (organs of sight). Huge eyeless crabs roam the ocean floor around hydrothermal vents.
Similar: uneyed
not comparable Having no sight; blind.
Similar: sightless
not comparable, uncommon, of tools or objects Having no eye: having no hole. eyeless needle

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adj having no eyes

Deutsch	augenlos
Ελληνικά	αόμματος aómmatos
Русский	безгла́зый bezglázyj

adj having no sight

Русский	слепо́й slepój, незря́чий nezrjáčij

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@misc{eyeless_2026,
  title = {eyeless},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/eyeless},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}