lidless

Missing its cover

Lidless means having no lid or cover.

A lidless container stands open.

The word appears most often in literary contexts describing eyes that cannot close or do not blink, suggesting constant watchfulness: the lidless eye of Sauron.

A lidless gaze is unblinking and unsettling.

exposed

unblinking

Not closing one's eyes

unwavering · gazing · piercing · unshielded · unprotected · vulnerable · bare · naked · revealed · defenseless

sleepless

wakeful

Unable to slumber

restless · unsleeping · alert · watchful · tireless · Sauron · all-seeing · eternal · ceaseless · unceasing

container

uncovered

Made visible or known

coverless · capless · jar · pot · bin · vessel · receptacle · storage · tupperware · canister

Categories
Opposites
physical covering

lidlesslidded

Having a top closure

covered · topped · capped · sealed · closed

vigilance/watchfulness

lidlessunwatchful

Not paying attention

unvigilant · inattentive · oblivious · unalert · unobservant

Phrases
Family

lid, eyelid, lids, lidded, unlidded

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G