sight·less

(sīt′lĭs)

adj.

1. Unable to see with the eyes; blind.

2. Invisible.

sight′less·ly adv.

sight′less·ness n.

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Noun

sightlessness - the state of being blind or lacking sight

blindness, cecity

legal blindness - vision that is 20/200 or worse in both eyes (20/200 vision is the ability to see at 20 feet what a normal eye can see at 200 feet)

vision defect, visual defect, visual disorder, visual impairment - impairment of the sense of sight

anopia - sightlessness (especially because of a structural defect in or the absence of an eye)

snowblindness, snow-blindness - temporary blindness caused by exposure to sunlight reflected from snow or ice

eyelessness - blindness due to loss of the eyes

figural blindness - inability to see shapes and contours

sightlessness

noun

The condition of not being able to see:

blindness.

Translations

cecità

sightlessness

n → Blindheit f

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