blindness

CEFRC1

/ˈblaɪndnəs/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    the state of being blind or lacking sight.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    concealment

Examples

  • Even a glass eye can see its blindness.

  • He made up his mind to jog in spite of his blindness.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2
Synonyms
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Want of intellectual or moral discernment; mental darkness; ignorance, heedlessness.

  2. The condition of being blind; unable to see.

More examples

In context

  • This disease causes blindness.

  • 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.

  • 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.

Synonyms

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The sudden blank struck without warning, leaving him unable to see anything at all.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English blyndnes, blyndnesse, from Old English blindnes (“blindness”), equivalent to blind + -ness.