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night blindness

night blind
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [nahyt blahynd]
    • /naɪt blaɪnd/
    • /naɪt ˈblaɪndnɪs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [nahyt blahynd]
    • /naɪt blaɪnd/

Definitions of night blindness words

  • noun night blindness a condition of the eyes in which vision is normal in daylight but abnormally poor at night or in a dim light; nyctalopia. 1
  • noun night blindness inability to see in low lighting 1
  • noun night blindness imperfect vision in the dark or in dim light: a symptom of vitamin A deficiency 0

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Origin of night blindness

First appearance:

before 1745
One of the 47% newest English words
First recorded in 1745-55

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Parts of speech for Night blindness

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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night blindness popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 3% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

night blindness usage trend in Literature

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