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- [blahynd]
- /blaɪnd/
- /ˈblaɪndnɪs/
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- [blahynd]
- /blaɪnd/
Definitions of blindness word
- adjective blindness unable to see; lacking the sense of sight; sightless: a blind man. 1
- adjective blindness unwilling or unable to perceive or understand: They were blind to their children's faults. He was blind to all arguments. 1
- adjective blindness not characterized or determined by reason or control: blind tenacity; blind chance. 1
- adjective blindness not having or based on reason or intelligence; absolute and unquestioning: She had blind faith in his fidelity. 1
- adjective blindness lacking all consciousness or awareness: a blind stupor. 1
- adjective blindness drunk. 1
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Origin of blindness
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
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.
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Parts of speech for Blindness
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blindness popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
blindness usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for blindness
noun blindness
- defect — A defect is a fault or imperfection in a person or thing.
- darkness — the state or quality of being dark: The room was in total darkness.
- myopia — Ophthalmology. a condition of the eye in which parallel rays are focused in front of the retina, objects being seen distinctly only when near to the eye; nearsightedness (opposed to hyperopia).
- astigmatism — If someone has astigmatism, the front of their eye has a slightly irregular shape, so they cannot see properly.
- presbyopia — farsightedness due to ciliary muscle weakness and loss of elasticity in the crystalline lens.
Antonyms for blindness
noun blindness
- sight — the power or faculty of seeing; perception of objects by use of the eyes; vision.
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