Unseeing: meaning, definitions and examples

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unseeing

 

[ สŒnหˆsiหษชล‹ ]

Adjective
Context #1 | Adjective

describing a person's gaze

Not seeing or noticing something, especially because one is not paying attention or is lost in thought.

Synonyms

inattentive, oblivious, unobservant

Examples of usage

  • He stood unseeing, lost in his own world.
  • Her unseeing eyes stared blankly ahead.

Translations

Translations of the word "unseeing" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น cego

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เค…เคฆเฅƒเคถเฅเคฏ

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช blind

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ buta

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ัะปั–ะฟะธะน

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ ล›lepy

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ็›ฎใŒ่ฆ‹ใˆใชใ„

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท aveugle

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ ciego

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท kรถr

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ๋ˆˆ์ด ๋จผ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ุฃุนู…ู‰

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ slepรฝ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ slepรฝ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๅคฑๆ˜Ž็š„

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ slepi

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ blindur

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ัะพา›ั‹ั€

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒ‘แƒ แƒ›แƒ

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ kor

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ ciego

Etymology

The word 'unseeing' is a combination of the prefix 'un-' meaning 'not' and the present participle of the verb 'see'. It first appeared in the English language in the mid-19th century.

See also: foresee, foreseeing, foreseen, oversee, overseeing, overseer, see, seeable, seeing, seer, seesaw, seethe.

Word Frequency Rank

This word's position of #31,684 indicates it's among the more rare English words. While understanding it broadens your vocabulary, focus on more common words first.