English Explanatory Dictionary

blindness

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

The condition of being blind; unable to see.
Want of intellectual or moral discernment; mental darkness; ignorance, heedlessness.
concealment

Pronunciation

/ˈblaɪndnəs/ en-us-blindness.ogg

Word forms

blindness blindnesses

Etymology

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

Synonyms

Derived words

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