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Definitions for Blindness

[1] unable to see; lacking the sense of sight; sightless: a blind man.
[2] unwilling or unable to perceive or understand: They were blind to their children's faults. He was blind to all arguments.
[3] not characterized or determined by reason or control: blind tenacity; blind chance.
[4] not having or based on reason or intelligence; absolute and unquestioning: She had blind faith in his fidelity.
[5] lacking all consciousness or awareness: a blind stupor.
[6] drunk.
[7] hard to see or understand: blind reasoning.
[8] hidden from immediate view, especially from oncoming motorists: a blind corner.
[9] of concealed or undisclosed identity; sponsored anonymously: a blind ad signed only with a box number.
[10] having no outlets; closed at one end: a blind passage; a blind mountain pass.
[11] Architecture . (of an archway, arcade, etc.) having no windows, passageways, or the like.
[12] dense enough to form a screen: a blind hedge of privet.
[13] done without seeing; by instruments alone: blind flying.
[14] made without some prior knowledge: a blind purchase; a blind lead in a card game.
[15] of or relating to an experimental design that prevents investigators or subjects from knowing the hypotheses or conditions being tested.
[16] of, relating to, or for blind persons.
[17] Bookbinding . (of a design, title, or the like) impressed into the cover or spine of a book by a die without ink or foil.
[18] Cookery . (of pastry shells) baked or fried without the filling.
[19] (of a rivet or other fastener) made so that the end inserted, though inaccessible, can be headed or spread.
[20] to make sightless permanently, temporarily, or momentarily, as by injuring, dazzling, bandaging the eyes, etc.: The explosion blinded him. We were blinded by the bright lights.
[21] to make obscure or dark: The room was blinded by heavy curtains.
[22] to deprive of discernment, reason, or judgment: a resentment that blinds his good sense.
[23] to outshine; eclipse: a radiance that doth blind the sun.
[24] something that obstructs vision, as a blinker for a horse.
[25] a window covering having horizontal or vertical slats that can be drawn out of the way, often with the angle of the slats adjustable to admit varying amounts of light.
[26] venetian blind.
[27] Chiefly Midland U.S. and British . window shade.
[28] a lightly built structure of brush or other growths, especially one in which hunters conceal themselves: a duck blind.
[29] an activity, organization, or the like for concealing or masking action or purpose; subterfuge: The store was just a blind for their gambling operation.
[30] a decoy.
[31] Slang . a bout of excessive drinking; drunken spree.
[32] Poker . a compulsory bet made without prior knowledge of one's hand.
[33] (used with a plural verb ) persons who lack the sense of sight (usually preceded by the ): The blind are said to have an acute sense of hearing.
[34] into a stupor; to the degree at which consciousness is lost: He drank himself blind.
[35] without the ability to see clearly; lacking visibility; blindly: They were driving blind through the snowstorm.
[36] without guidance or forethought: They were working blind and couldn't anticipate the effects of their actions.
[37] to an extreme or absolute degree; completely: The confidence men cheated her blind.
[38] fly blind . fly1(def 34) .
[39] unable to see; sightless (as collective noun ; preceded by the ) the blind
[40] (usually foll by to) unable or unwilling to understand or discern
[41] not based on evidence or determined by reason blind hatred
[42] acting or performed without control or preparation
[43] done without being able to see, relying on instruments for information
[44] hidden from sight a blind corner ; a blind stitch
[45] closed at one end a blind alley
[46] completely lacking awareness or consciousness a blind stupor
[47] informal very drunk
[48] having no openings or outlets a blind wall
[49] without having been seen beforehand a blind purchase
[50] (of cultivated plants) having failed to produce flowers or fruits
[51] (intensifier) not a blind bit of notice
[52] turn a blind eye to disregard deliberately or pretend not to notice (something, esp an action of which one disapproves)
[53] without being able to see ahead or using only instruments to drive blind ; flying blind
[54] without adequate knowledge or information; carelessly to buy a house blind
[55] (intensifier) (in the phrase blind drunk )
[56] bake blind to bake (the empty crust of a pie, pastry, etc) by half filling with dried peas, crusts of bread, etc, to keep it in shape
[57] to deprive of sight permanently or temporarily
[58] to deprive of good sense, reason, or judgment
[59] to darken; conceal
[60] (foll by with) to overwhelm by showing detailed knowledge to blind somebody with science
[61] (intr) British slang to drive very fast
[62] (intr) British slang to curse (esp in the phrase effing and blinding )
[63] (modifier) for or intended to help blind and partially sighted people a blind school
[64] a shade for a window, usually on a roller
[65] any obstruction or hindrance to sight, light, or air
[66] a person, action, or thing that serves to deceive or conceal the truth
[67] a person who acts on behalf of someone who does not wish his identity or actions to be known
[68] Also called: blinder British old-fashioned , slang a drunken orgy; binge
[69] poker a stake put up by a player before he examines his cards
[70] hunting , mainly US and Canadian a screen of brush or undergrowth, in which hunters hide to shoot their quarry Brit name: hide
[71] military a round or demolition charge that fails to explode

Words related to Blindness

blinddefect, myopia, darkness

Words nearby Blindness

blindblimey, blimp, blimp out, blimpish, blin, blind, blind alley, blind as a bat, blind blocking, blind carbon copy, blind casing

Origin of Blindness

before 1000; (adj.) Middle English blind, Old English; cognate with Gothic blinds, Old Norse blindr, German, Dutch blind (< Germanic *blindaz, perhaps akin to blend; original sense uncertain); (v.) Middle English blinden, derivative of the adj.

Other words from Blindness

blind·ing·ly , adverb
blind·ness , noun
half-blind , adjective
half-blind·ly , adverb
half-blind·ness , noun
qua·si-blind , adjective
qua·si-blind·ly , adverb
self-blind·ed , adjective
blind′ ness n.

Word origin for Blindness

Old English blind ; related to Old Norse blindr , Old High German blint ; Lettish blendu to see dimly; see blunder

Synonyms for Blindness

defect, myopia, amaurosis, astigmatism, cataracts, darkness, presbyopia, anopsia, purblindness, typhlosis