blind

CEFRA2

/ˈblaɪ̯nd/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    unable to see; --Kenneth Jernigan.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Failing to recognize, acknowledge or perceive.

Examples

  • Blind people sometimes develop a compensatory ability to sense the proximity of objects around them.

  • Doctors think he will go blind.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
2

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Having little or no visibility.

  2. Unable to see, or only partially able to see.

  3. Closed at one end; having a dead end; exitless.

More examples

In context

  • They say love is blind.

  • Braille is a writing system for the blind.

  • Even a blind hen sometimes finds a grain of corn.

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Despite his blank condition, he navigated the room using only his sense of touch.

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Origin

adjective

From Middle English blynd, from Old English blind, from Proto-West Germanic *blind, from Proto-Germanic *blindaz. Cognate with Danish, Dutch, German, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish blind, Faroese and Icelandic blindur.