blindness en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈblaɪndnəs/
- (US) audio
Etymology
From Middle English blyndnes, blyndnesse, from Old English blindnes (“blindness”), equivalent to blind + -ness.
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) The condition of being blind; unable to see.
DHPG […] is effective in fighting Cytomegalovirus (CMV), a common virus which, for PWAs, can cause CMV retinitis — a condition which can lead to blindness within weeks.
1989 February 5, Judy Harris, “Untitled image caption”, in Gay Community News, volume 16, number 29, page 3:
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(figuratively, uncountable, usually) Want of intellectual or moral discernment; mental darkness; ignorance, heedlessness.
A tormenting hunger shuddered through her and she wished she could put aside the power. Oh, to be as others were — blind in that safest of all blindnesses, living only the hypnoidal half-life into which birth-shock precipitated most humans.
1976, Frank Herbert, Children of Dune:
- (obsolete, uncountable, usually) concealment
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| blindnesses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
motion blindness · snow-blindness · day blindness · domestic blindness · race-blindness · time-blindness · smell blindness · colour blindness · red-green color blindness · colour-blindness · river blindness · ad blindness · voice blindness · hysterical blindness · night blindness · snow blindness · color-blindness · nose blindness · letter blindness · color blindness · deaf-blindness · perceptual blindness · moon blindness · inattentional blindness · face blindness · banner blindness · stereoblindness · wilful blindness · day-blindness · willful blindness · race blindness · word blindness · place blindness · word-blindness · legal blindness · deafblindness · fire blindness
Synonyms
sightlessness · ablepsy · blindhood · cecity
Translations (78)
rup urbari (condition of being blind) · mn сохор (condition of being blind) · sh слепило (condition of being blind) · ka სიბრმავე (condition of being blind) · fa نابینایی (condition of being blind) · uk сліпота́ (condition of being blind) · chr ᏗᎨᏩᏍᏗ (condition of being blind) · eo blindeco (condition of being blind) · sh слепоћа (condition of being blind) · tr körlük (condition of being blind) · sh slepoća (condition of being blind) · sh sljepoća (condition of being blind) · ka უსინათლობა (condition of being blind) · sh сљепоћа (condition of being blind) · de Blindheit (condition of being blind) · fo blindleiki (condition of being blind) · chr ᏗᎨᏫᏍᏗ (condition of being blind) · te అంధత్వము (condition of being blind) · el τύφλωση (condition of being blind) · fo blindni (condition of being blind) · kmr korî (condition of being blind) · it cecità (condition of being blind) · ja 盲 (condition of being blind) · sk slepota (condition of being blind) · rup urbeatsã (condition of being blind) · ml അന്ധത (condition of being blind) · nb blindhet (condition of being blind) · bg слепота (condition of being blind) · hy կուրություն (condition of being blind) · ar عَمًى (condition of being blind) · ckb کوێری (condition of being blind) · ga daille (condition of being blind) · sl slepota (condition of being blind) · hi अंधता (condition of being blind) · ast ceguera (condition of being blind) · gl cegueira (condition of being blind) · fo blindi (condition of being blind) · sw upofu (condition of being blind) · grc τυφλότης (condition of being blind) · fi sokeus (condition of being blind) · gd doille (condition of being blind) · pt cegueira (condition of being blind) · cmn 盲目性 (condition of being blind) · he עיוורון (condition of being blind) · el τυφλότητα (condition of being blind) · sh slepilo (condition of being blind) · es ceguera (condition of being blind) · ja 盲目 (condition of being blind) · sh сљепило (condition of being blind) · tk körlük (condition of being blind) · ny khungu (condition of being blind) · xal бала (condition of being blind) · km ភាពខ្វាក់ (condition of being blind) · sh sljepilo (condition of being blind) · da blindhed (condition of being blind) · nn blindskap (condition of being blind) · bn অন্ধত্ব (condition of being blind) · be слепата́ (condition of being blind) · hi अंधापन (condition of being blind) · pl ślepota (condition of being blind) · kmr korahî (condition of being blind) · ru слепота́ (condition of being blind) · ro orbire (condition of being blind) · mk слепило (condition of being blind) · nl blindheid (condition of being blind) · sv blindhet (condition of being blind) · ckb kwêrî (condition of being blind) · hu vakság (condition of being blind) · km ភាពពិការភ្នែក (condition of being blind) · unm ahkèpinkëwakàn (condition of being blind) · la caecitās (condition of being blind) · fr cécité (condition of being blind) · cs slepota (condition of being blind) · ca ceguesa (condition of being blind) · ko 장님 (condition of being blind) · vi chứng mù (condition of being blind) · te గుడ్డితనం (condition of being blind) · et pimedus (condition of being blind)