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blindfolded

blind·fold
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [blahynd-fohld]
    • /ˈblaɪndˌfoʊld/
    • /ˈblaɪnd.fəʊld/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [blahynd-fohld]
    • /ˈblaɪndˌfoʊld/

Definitions of blindfolded word

  • adjective blindfolded wearing a blindfold 3
  • verb with object blindfolded to prevent or occlude sight by covering (the eyes) with a cloth, bandage, or the like; cover the eyes of. 1
  • verb with object blindfolded to impair the awareness or clear thinking of: Don't let their hospitality blindfold you to the true purpose of their invitation. 1
  • noun blindfolded a cloth or bandage put before the eyes to prevent seeing. 1
  • adjective blindfolded with the eyes covered: a blindfold test. 1
  • adjective blindfolded rash; unthinking: a blindfold denunciation before knowing the facts. 1
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Origin of blindfolded

First appearance:

before 1520
One of the 28% oldest English words
1520-30; alteration, by association with fold1, of blindfell to cover the eyes, strike blind, Middle English blindfellen; see blind, fell2

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Parts of speech for Blindfolded

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Blindfolded

blindfolded popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

blindfolded usage trend in Literature

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Related words

  • blindman's buff

    a game in which a blindfolded player has to catch and identify another player

  • hot cockles

    a children's game in which a blindfolded player is hit by one of the other players and then tries to guess which one did the hitting.

  • pin the tail on the donkey

    a children's party game in which a blindfolded player, holding a paper tail, is turned around several times before a large picture of a tailless donkey that the player then attempts to locate in order to pin the tail in place.

  • piñata

    (in Mexico and Central America) a gaily decorated crock or papier-mâché figure filled with toys, candy, etc., and suspended from above, especially during Christmas or birthday festivities, so that children, who are blindfolded, may break it or knock it down with sticks and release the contents.
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