Sightless

Sightless
Sightless Sight"less, a. 1. Wanting sight; without sight; blind. [1913 Webster]

Of all who blindly creep or sightless soar. --Pope. [1913 Webster]

2. That can not be seen; invisible. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

The sightless couriers of the air. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

3. Offensive or unpleasing to the eye; unsightly; as, sightless stains. [R.] --Shak. [1913 Webster] -- {Sight"less*ly}, adv.- {Sight"less*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • sightless — *blind, purblind …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • sightless — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ unable to see; blind …   English terms dictionary

  • sightless — [sītlis] adj. 1. blind 2. unseen; invisible sightlessly adv. sightlessness n …   English World dictionary

  • sightless — [[t]sa͟ɪtləs[/t]] ADJ Someone who is sightless is blind. [LITERARY] He wiped a tear from his sightless eyes …   English dictionary

  • sightless — adj. Sightless is used with these nouns: ↑eye …   Collocations dictionary

  • sightless — adjective Date: 13th century 1. lacking sight ; blind 2. invisible 1 • sightlessly adverb • sightlessness noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • sightless — sightlessly, adv. sightlessness, n. /suyt lis/, adj. 1. unable to see; blind. 2. invisible. [1200 50; ME. See SIGHT, LESS] * * * …   Universalium

  • sightless — adjective Without sight; blind …   Wiktionary

  • sightless — sight·less sīt ləs adj lacking sight: BLIND sight·less·ness n …   Medical dictionary

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