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单词 sightless
释义

sightless

adjective

sight·​less ˈsīt-ləs How to pronounce sightless (audio)
1
: lacking sight : blind
2
: invisible sense 1
sightlessly adverb
sightlessness noun

Synonyms

  • blind
  • eyeless
  • stone-blind
  • visionless
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Example Sentences

bats are often thought to be completely sightless, but this is not really true
Recent Examples on the Web To prepare for the role, Momoa trained with a movement coach and a sightless fight coach. James Hibberd, EW.com, 16 Sep. 2019 Her mother, Nazife—whose name is never heard in the course of the film—has an oozing and apparently sightless eye and a grave bleeding wound near it, on the side of her face, which is bound with a compress and a towel. Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2019 At a glance, the saint’s eyes seem to be sightless or downcast. New York Times, 11 July 2019

Word History

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

sightless

adjective

sight·​less ˈsīt-ləs How to pronounce sightless (audio)
: lacking sight : blind

Medical Definition

sightless

adjective

sight·​less ˈsīt-ləs How to pronounce sightless (audio)
: lacking sight : blind

sightless

adjective

as in blind
lacking the power of sight bats are often thought to be completely sightless, but this is not really true

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • blind
  • blinded
  • eyeless
  • visionless
  • stone-blind
  • unsighted
  • blindfold
  • blindfolded
  • purblind
  • gravel-blind

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • sighted
  • seeing
  • observing
  • observant
  • sharp-sighted
  • lynx-eyed
  • clear-eyed
  • clear-sighted
  • gimlet-eyed
  • sharp-eyed
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