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unseeing en · ADJ · etymology 1

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English see English -ing English seeing English unseeing From un- + seeing.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Blind.
    • The cave frog's eyes have devolved into unseeing lumps.
  2. (not-comparable) Not aware of what is visible.
    • Although his eyes were open, the sleepwalker headed, with unseeing eyes, towards the danger.

Deriveds

unseeingly · unseeingness

Translations (1)

got 𐌿𐌽𐍃𐌰𐌹𐍈𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃 (not aware of what is visible)

unseeing en · VERB · etymology 2

Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Meanings

  1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of unsee
    form of unsee