lidless

/'lidlis/

Thân thiện

A scientist carefully observes a lidless petri dish under a bright lamp.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Without a lid or cover: Describes a container or object that lacks a top or covering part.
   • Having no eyelids: Describes eyes that do not have eyelids, often used in a poetic or metaphorical sense.
   • Vigilant, watchful: Used figuratively to describe someone or something that is constantly and keenly observant, as if never closing its eyes.

Usage Examples

• Adjective (Without a lid):
  • The soup spilled from the lidless pot.
  • He stored the pens in a simple, lidless box.
• Adjective (Having no eyelids):
  • The reptile's lidless eyes stared blankly. (This is a biological fact for some animals.)
  • In his nightmare, he was pursued by lidless creatures.
• Adjective (Vigilant):
  • The security system acted as a lidless guardian over the vault.
  • She maintained a lidless scrutiny of the project's details.

Advanced Usage

• Poetic/Literary Use for Vigilance: The word is often used in a literary context to imply sleepless, unwavering watchfulness.
  • The historian served as a lidless chronicler of the era's injustices.
• Biological Description: Used technically to describe anatomical features.
  • Snakes have lidless eyes, protected instead by a transparent scale.

Variants and Related Words

• Lid (n): A removable or hinged cover for a container, or an eyelid.
• -less (suffix): A suffix meaning "without," used to form adjectives (e.g., fearless, endless).

Synonyms

• Uncovered: Not covered (for containers).
• Eyelidless: Having no eyelids (technical).
• Vigilant: Keenly watchful to detect danger.
• Wakeful: Unable to sleep; sleeplessly attentive.

Antonyms

• Lidded: Having a lid or eyelids.
• Covered: Having a cover or lid.
• Inattentive: Not paying close attention.

Related Phrases and Figurative Use

• Lidless eye: A common poetic phrase denoting constant surveillance or observation.
  • The lighthouse beam was a lidless eye scanning the dark sea.
• Lidless watch: A state of continuous, alert observation.
  • The scientist kept a lidless watch on the experiment throughout the night.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. always watchful
   • to an eye like mine, a lidless watcher of the public weal- Alfred Tennyson
2. having no lid
   • a lidless container
3. not having or covered with a lid or lids
   • a lidless container

Từ đồng nghĩa

• sleepless