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sightless
This term carries a more clinical or descriptive tone than the common word blind, often emphasizing the total absence of vision or the physical lack of ocular organs. It is frequently employed in biological contexts to describe species that have evolved without eyes, such as certain subterranean fauna, where it denotes a permanent physiological state rather than a medical condition.
In human contexts, the word can evoke a sense of profound stillness or vulnerability. It is less common in everyday conversation than blind but is preferred in literary or formal writing to highlight the sensory void or the specific physical inability to perceive light and image.
Meanings
Examples
The old man had been sightless for over twenty years.
I wonder what it feels like to be completely sightless.
The cave was home to sightless fish that relied on vibration to hunt.
He navigated the room with the confidence of someone who was not sightless.
The oracle was born sightless but could see the future.
You are sightless to the truth right in front of you.
A sightless creature crawled slowly through the subterranean tunnels.
A sightless creature crawled slowly through the subterranean tunnels.
She reached out her hand to guide the sightless traveler.