blinkless

blinkless

English

Etymology

blink +‎ -less

Adjective

blinkless (not comparable)

1. Not blinking.
   • 1850, John Mills, Our County, London: Henry Colburn, Volume 3, Chapter 12, p. 194,

     Jack spoke not; but kept his blinkless eyes upon Mr. Sharp, while his features gradually turned to the bilious shade of saffron.

   • 1961, Donald Honig, Walk Like a Man, New York: William Sloane Associates, Chapter 9, p. 181,

     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.

   • 1986, Emily Carr, “Even a Rat...” in Ira Dilworth (ed.), The Heart of a Peacock, Toronto: Irwin, p. 43,

     […] 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 […]

   • 2004, Andrea Levy, Small Island, London: Review, Chapter Sixteen, p. 176,

     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.

Synonyms

• unblinking