horizonless

[ huh-rahy-zuhn-lis ]

adjective

1. lacking or without a horizon.
2. without hope; hopeless.

Word History and Origins

Origin of horizonless¹

horizon + -less

Example Sentences

“Why threaten horizonless Russia with nuclear weapons when you sit on a small island?”

From Washington Post

They are noticers despite the days of horizonless work.

From Seattle Times

Looking out from the ship's deck, a person sees a horizonless cavity—unless it is dotted by needles of light spouting from the headlamps of a couple of distant human beings at work—an otherworldly scene not unlike being on the moon.

From Scientific American

Looking out from the ship's deck, a person sees a horizonless cavity—unless it is dotted by needles of light spouting from the headlamps of a couple of distant human beings at work—an otherworldly scene not unlike being on the moon.

From Scientific American

Looking out from the ship's deck, a person sees a horizonless cavity—unless it is dotted by needles of light spouting from the headlamps of a couple of distant human beings at work—an otherworldly scene not unlike being on the moon.

From Scientific American