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pupilless

pupilless

1 9.9
Eyes that do not have the dark round center that controls light
  • adjective
  • /ˈpjuːpɪləs/
  • Specialized
: sin pupilas
  • A green glow sparked in her pupilless eyes.
  • pupilless eyes

Examples

  • The horror movie featured a character with lifeless, pupilless eyes that sent chills down the audience's spine.

  • I am an agent of the federal government; obviously, I believe that society has the obligation and compassion to care for those of us who are lost or damaged, like Teresa, with the face of a pupilless angel carved in stone.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • The artist painted a haunting figure with pupilless eyes, giving it an otherworldly appearance.

  • In the dim light, her pupilless eyes seemed to reflect nothing, adding to her eerie presence.

Antonyms

pupilled
  • Specialized
1 8.7

Having a visible dark center in each eye

Surface Forms

pupilless positive

Morphology

pupilless = pupil (transparent) = pupil + less

The meaning is directly derived from 'pupil' and the suffix '-less', indicating the absence of a pupil.

Etymology

Pupilless is made of pupil + -less, and pupil comes from the Latin word pupilla meaning 'little doll' because you can see a tiny reflection in the eye like a small figure. So pupilless means 'without the pupil', which explains why it describes eyes with no visible black centre.