Blind Meaning
/ˈblaɪ̯nd/Definition, CEFR level A2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjUnable to see, or only partially able to see.
adjFailing to recognize, acknowledge or perceive.
Sentence Examples
They say love is blind.
Blind people sometimes develop a compensatory ability to sense the proximity of objects around them.
Doctors think he will go blind.
Synonyms & Antonyms
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CEFR Practice Quiz
Despite his ____ condition, he navigated the room using only his sense of touch.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ man used a white stick to help him walk through the city.
Word Origin & History
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.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"He that is strucken blind cannot forget / The precious treasure of his eyesight lost."
— c. 1591–1595 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Romeo and Ivliet”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene i]:
"He was plainly blind, for he tapped before him with a stick, and wore a great green shade over his eyes and nose..."
— 1881–1882, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island, London; Paris: Cassell & Company, published 14 November 1883, →OCLC:
"God knows that I tried / Seeing the bright side / (I’m wide awake) / But I’m not blind anymore"
— 2012, Katy Perry, Max Martin, Bonnie McKee, Dr. Luke, Cirkut, “Wide Awake”, in Teenage Dream: The Complete Confection, performed by Katy Perry:
"the blind mazes of this tangled wood"
— 1634 October 9 (first performance; Gregorian calendar), [John Milton], edited by H[enry] Lawes, A Maske Presented at Ludlow Castle, 1634: […] [Comus], London: […] [Augustine Matthews] for Hvmphrey Robinson, […], published 1637, →OCLC; reprinted as Comus: […] (Dodd, Mead & Company’s Facsimile Reprints of Rare Books; Literature Series; no. I), New York, N.Y.: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1903, →OCLC:
"The naric-hypophysial canal was blind at both ends, and paired olfactory sacs opened into it, as well as a narrow canal from the front of the gut."
— 1898, Journal of the Royal Microscopical Society, page 498:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
Despite his ____ condition, he navigated the room using only his sense of touch.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ man used a white stick to help him walk through the city.