blinkless

English

Etymology

From blink +‎ -less.

Adjective

blinkless (not comparable)

1. Not blinking.
   • 1850, John Mills, chapter 12, in Our County‎^[1], volume 3, London: Henry Colburn, page 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, chapter 9, in Walk Like a Man‎^[2], New York: William Sloane Associates, page 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, editor, The Heart of a Peacock‎^[3], Toronto: Irwin, page 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, chapter 16, in Small Island‎^[4], London: Review, page 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

Derived terms

• blinklessness