as in blind
lacking the power of sight
his failing eyesight makes him fear that he may be eyeless in old age
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Adjective
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This was perhaps the part of Heiss, Prima thought, to which Heiss remained deliberately blind.—
Lillian Fishman,
New Yorker,
4 May 2025 -
The comedian became the first blind winner of BBC entertainment juggernaut Strictly last year, three years after Rose-Ayling Ellis – who is currently starring in two mainstream network TV dramas – was the first deaf contestant to take home the Strictly trophy.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
29 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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These tiny fossorial ophidians — though not the tiniest (that title belongs to this 4-inch snake from Barbados) — are nearly sightless.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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By hooking up the brains of blind rats to compasses, scientists in Japan found the sightless rodents could navigate a maze nearly as well as normally sighted rats.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
2 Apr. 2015
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“Eyeless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eyeless. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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