eyeless

English

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”).

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -aɪləs

Adjective

eyeless (not comparable)

Having no eyes (organs of sight).
Huge eyeless crabs roam the ocean floor around hydrothermal vents.
Having no sight; blind.

Translations

having no eyes

German: augenlos (de)
Greek: αόμματος (el) m (aómmatos)
Ancient Greek: ἄοψ m (áops), ἀνόφθαλμος (anóphthalmos), ἀνόμματος (anómmatos)
Icelandic: augnalaus m
Komi-Permyak: синтӧм (śintöm)
Polish: bezoki (pl)
Russian: безгла́зый (ru) (bezglázyj)
Turkish: gözsüz (tr)

having no sight

Icelandic: sjónlaus m
Komi-Permyak: синтӧм (śintöm)
Mari:
Eastern Mari: шинчадыме (šinčadyme)
Russian: слепо́й (ru) (slepój), незря́чий (ru) (nezrjáčij)
Turkish: gözsüz (tr)

Anagrams

Seeleys, Seelyes

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