unseeing

U1N1S1E1E1I1N1G2

adjective

Blind.

“The cave frog's eyes have devolved into unseeing lumps.”

Similar
unobservantunperceptiveunperceivingeyelesssightlessblindunsighted
OriginEnglish seeing ← Middle English seen ← Old English sēon →
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Meanings

unseeing1

adjectiveunseeing (not comparable)
  1. not comparableBlind.

    The cave frog's eyes have devolved into unseeing lumps.

  2. not comparableNot aware of what is visible.

    Although his eyes were open, the sleepwalker headed, with unseeing eyes, towards the danger.

unseeing2

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of unsee

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivenot consciously observing

Similar
unobservantunperceptiveunperceiving

adjectivelacking sight

Similar
eyelesssightlessblindunsighted
Also see
darkeyelesssightlessunobservantunperceivingunperceptive

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

unseeing · adjective

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*sekʷ-
  9. Proto-Germanic*sehwaną
  10. Proto-West Germanic*sehwan
  11. Old Englishsēon
  12. Middle Englishseen
  13. Englishsee
  14. Englishseeing
  15. Englishunseeing

From un- + seeing.

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unseeing · verb

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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Cite this entry
APA

unseeing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unseeing

MLA

“unseeing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unseeing. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unseeing,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unseeing.

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