unseeing

English

Etymology 1

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.

Adjective

unseeing (not comparable)

1. Blind.

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

2. Not aware of what is visible.

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

Derived terms

• unseeingly
• unseeingness

Translations

not aware of what is visible

• Gothic: 𐌿𐌽𐍃𐌰𐌹𐍈𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃 (unsaiƕands)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

unseeing

1. present participle and gerund of unsee

Anagrams

• U engines, ingenues, unigenes, ingénues