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Added 9 October 2026

eyeless

/ˈaɪ.ləs/ adjective

adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about eyeless at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Lacking eyes or eyelike features.
eyeless fish that evolved in dark caves
Lacking sight.
blind as an eyeless beggar

Origin

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”).

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