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eyelessness

eyelessness

9.9
A condition of having no eyes, often from birth or injury
  • noun
  • /ˈaɪləsnəs/
: ceguera
  • The cavefish's eyelessness is an adaptation to its dark environment.

Examples

  • After the accident, his complete eyelessness made daily activities extremely challenging.

  • She described the statue's eyelessness as both haunting and strangely beautiful.

  • The eyelessness of the creature was shocking.

  • His eyelessness made him feel vulnerable.

  • After the accident, his complete eyelessness presented significant obstacles in navigating his surroundings.

  • The cavefish's eyelessness is an evolutionary trait that allows it to survive in complete darkness.

  • His eyelessness highlighted the importance of adaptive features in species that thrive without light.

Synonyms

blindness
vseyelessness
52 3.1

A condition in which a person cannot see because of injury, disease, or being born that way

is about missing the organs for seeing rather than merely a functional loss
visual impairment
vseyelessness
2 4.1

A condition where a person can see poorly or not at all

means physical lack of the seeing organs rather than reduced vision level
sightlessness
vseyelessness
1 7.9

Not being able to see

focuses on absence of the physical organs for seeing rather than inability
anopia
vseyelessness
  • Specialized
9.9

Loss of sight because an eye is missing or badly damaged

refers to physical absence of organs for seeing, not just loss of sight

Antonyms

1 7.2

Ability to see clearly without problems

How Sighted

sightedness
1 7.2
blindness
52 3.1
eyelessness
9.9

Surface Forms

eyelessness singular
eyelessnesses plural

Morphology

eyelessness = eyeless (transparent) = eye + less + ness

The meaning is clearly derived from 'eyeless' -> 'eyelessness', indicating the state of being without eyes.

Etymology

The word eyelessness is built from eye, plus -less meaning 'without', as in hopeless, and -ness meaning 'a state' or 'condition'. So, eyelessness is the state of being 'without eyes'.