sightless

sight·less

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [sahyt-lis]
- /ˈsaɪt lɪs/
- /ˈsaɪt.ləs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sahyt-lis]
- /ˈsaɪt lɪs/

Definitions of sightless word

adjective sightless unable to see; blind. 1
adjective sightless invisible. 1
adjective sightless Someone who is sightless is blind. 0
adjective sightless blind 0
adjective sightless invisible 0
adjective sightless unseen; invisible 0

See all 6 definitions of sightless

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Origin of sightless

First appearance:

before 1200

One of the 9% oldest English words

1200-50; Middle English. See sight, -less

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Parts of speech for Sightless

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Sightless

sightless popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 71% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

sightless usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for sightless

adj sightless

amaurotic — partial or total loss of sight, especially in the absence of a gross lesion or injury.
blind as a bat — having extremely poor eyesight

adjective sightless

eyeless — Having no eyes (organs of sight).

All 3 Synonyms of sightless

Antonyms for sightless

noun sightless

castles in the air — plural of castle in the air.
dazzler — to overpower or dim the vision of by intense light: He was dazzled by the sudden sunlight.
ideality — ideal quality or character.
in sight — an instance of apprehending the true nature of a thing, especially through intuitive understanding: an insight into 18th-century life.
optics — the eye.

All 5 Antonyms of sightless