eyeless

Thân thiện

A child carefully threads an eyeless needle with red thread.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Lacking sight; blind: Describes a person or creature that cannot see.
   • Lacking eyes or eye-like features: Describes an object or organism that does not possess physical eyes or structures resembling eyes.

Usage Examples

• Adjective (Lacking sight):
  • The legend told of an eyeless prophet who could see the future.
  • He navigated the room with the confidence of someone not eyeless.
• Adjective (Lacking eyes):
  • The scientist studied the eyeless shrimp found in the deep-sea vent.
  • An eyeless needle is used in certain sewing techniques.

Advanced Usage

• Literary/Descriptive Use: Often used in literary or scientific contexts to describe a state of blindness or the absence of eyes in a factual or evocative manner.
  • The sculpture depicted an eyeless face, symbolizing ignorance.
• Compound Form Note: The word itself is a compound (eye + -less), but its meaning is treated as a single adjective describing the absence of eyes or sight.

Variants and Related Words

• Eyelessly (adverb): In a blind or sightless manner.
  • The creature moved eyelessly through the perpetual darkness.
• Eyelessness (noun): The state or condition of being eyeless.
  • The eyelessness of the species is an adaptation to its cave habitat.

Synonyms

• Sightless: Lacking the power of sight.
• Blind: Unable to see; lacking sight.
• Unseeing: Not having or using sight; often implies a lack of perception.

Antonyms

• Sighted: Having the ability to see.
• Eyed: Having eyes or eye-like markings.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. lacking sight
   • blind as an eyeless beggar
2. lacking eyes or eyelike features
   • eyeless fish that evolved in dark caves
   • an eyeless needle

Từ đồng nghĩa

• sightless
• unseeing