glanceless

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

glance +‎ -less

Adjective[edit]

glanceless (not comparable)

  1. (of the eyes) Not glancing; blind, dim, or lacking sparkle or vitality.
    • 1858, George Augustus Sala, A Journey Due North:
      [] in movements of fingers, by glanceless eyes, by voiceless opening and shutting of telegraphic lips []
    • 2006, Rupert Shepherd, Robert Maniura, Presence, page 126:
      He in turn is represented as an inherently divine being, as indicated again by his glanceless mask-like face.