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eyelessness

eyelessness

9.9
A condition of having no eyes, often from birth or injury
  • noun
  • /ˈaɪləsnəs/
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  • 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
70 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
1 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
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
sightlessness
vseyelessness
7.9

Not being able to see

focuses on absence of the physical organs for seeing rather than inability

Antonyms

3 7.2

Ability to see clearly without problems

How Sighted

sightedness
3 7.2
blindness
70 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'.