Definition of EYELESS

eyeless

Meanings

Adjective

  • lacking eyes or eyelike features
    • "eyeless fish that evolved in dark caves"
    • "an eyeless needle"

Adjective Satellite

  • lacking sight
    • "blind as an eyeless beggar"

Adj

  • Having no eyes (organs of sight).
  • Having no sight; blind.
  • Having no eye: having no hole.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English eyles, eieles, equivalent to eye + -less. Compare West Frisian eachleas (“eyeless”), Dutch oogloos (“eyeless”), German augenlos (“eyeless”), Swedish ögalös (“eyeless”), Icelandic augnalaus (“eyeless”).

Antonyms

eyed

Scrabble Score: 10

eyeless is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
eyeless is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
eyeless is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

eyeless is a valid Words With Friends word