Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

blinkless

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: blin-k-less
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Example Sentences

"Jack spoke not; but kept his blinkless eyes upon Mr. Sharp, while his features gradually turned to the bilious shade of saffron."
"I mistrusted every sound and shadow, everything; the kind of constant, blinkless mistrust that becomes stubborn in you when your life has become up for grabs."
"[…] mounted there, large flat feet clamped down on the leather cover and haunches squared, the rat pondered and pondered, smelling the world, eyes blank and blinkless, wiggling nose thrust into the air […]"
"The three GIs noticed us, as I knew they would. One nudged the other’s arm, nodding towards our table while another stared directly on me with a blinkless gaze that did not falter."

Etymology

From blink + -less.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: blink

Derived Forms

blinklessness

Synonyms

unblinking

Questions

What does blinkless mean?: Not blinking.
Where does blinkless come from?: From blink + -less.

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