%20by%20%E2%80%9EPablo%20Stanley%E2%80%9D%2C%20licensed%20under%20%E2%80%9ECC0%201.0%E2%80%9D%20(https%3A%2F%2Fcreativecommons.org%2Fpublicdomain%2Fzero%2F1.0%2F)%3C%2Fdc%3Arights%3E%3C%2Frdf%3ADescription%3E%3C%2Frdf%3ARDF%3E%3C%2Fmetadata%3E%3Cmask%20id%3D%22viewboxMask%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%22704%22%20height%3D%22704%22%20rx%3D%220%22%20ry%3D%220%22%20x%3D%220%22%20y%3D%220%22%20fill%3D%22%23fff%22%20%2F%3E%3C%2Fmask%3E%3Cg%20mask%3D%22url(%23viewboxMask)%22%3E%3Cg%20fill-rule%3D%22evenodd%22%20clip-rule%3D%22evenodd%22%3E%3Cpath%20d%3D%22M705.3%201074a2351.1%202351.1%200%200%201-15.6-101c-1-7.7-2.5-16.4%202.7-22%207.3-8%2014-14.8%2014.8-26.2.8-10.7-2.8-22.4-5-32.8a809.4%20809.4%200%200%200-17.3-64.7c-6.6-21.7-13.9-43.2-21.3-64.6-6.9-20-13.5-40.3-22.5-59.5-17-36.5-46-63.5-81.6-81.6-9-4.5-27-20.5-36.3-24-8.5-3.4-8.5%206.3-16.9%202.6-6.7-2.9-13-6.7-16.7-13.2-4-7-14.3-16.9-15.9-25-3.3-17.4.3-32.2-12-45.3a90%2090%200%200%200-41.1-23.8c-33.7-9.3-78.5-2.8-98.8%2028.5-9.7%2014.9-13%2033-26.2%2045.1-11.4%2010.7-8.8%2018-23.6%2023.4-.9.3-23.6-4.5-24.4-4.2-16.2-3.5-31.7%206.2-46.5%2011.8a325.4%20325.4%200%200%200-63%2032.3%20399.2%20399.2%200%200%200-102.3%2098.5%20482.5%20482.5%200%200%200-76.4%20161c-1.7%206.4-3.5%2013-1.5%2019.4%201.7%205.3%205.4%209.2%209.8%2012.4%206%204.3%2018%207%2017.7%2015.7-.1%206.6-2.4%2013.5-3.5%2020-1.3%207.7-2.3%2015.5-3.4%2023.2-4.8%2035.4-8.6%2071-10.3%20106.6a920%20920%200%200%200-.5%20106c.1%202.3.8%204.5%202%206.2-1%20.4-1.2%202.4.1%202.7l2.7.5a12%2012%200%200%200%207%202.4l5.5.2c19.3%204%2038.6%207.9%2058.1%2010.8%2023.8%203.5%2047.6%206.3%2071.5%208.7%2049.2%204.8%2098%203.2%20147.1.6a1877%201877%200%200%201%20147.4-2c49.2%201.4%2098.4%203.5%20147.6%204.4%2055%201%20110-.5%20164.8-5%207.5-.5%2012.2-6.5%2010.7-14-8.9-44.7-19-89.1-27-134Z%22%20fill%3D%22%23d08b5b%22%2F%3E%3Cpath%20d%3D%22m201%20597.5%201.2-.4c14.5-5.7%2029.6-14.8%2045.4-11.4.5-.2%2010.8%201.9%2017.9%203.2l-6.7%207L247%20598c40.7%2067.1%2088.8%20100.7%20144.3%20100.7%2055.5%200%2097.7-33.6%20126.4-100.7l4-1c.4%200%201%20.2%201.5.4%209.3%203.6%2027.4%2019.6%2036.3%2024.1%2035.6%2018%2064.5%2045%2081.6%2081.6%208.7%2018.6%2015.2%2038%2021.8%2057.5l.7%202c7.4%2021.4%2014.7%2043%2021.3%2064.6%206.3%2020.4%2012%2041%2016.6%2061.8l.7%202.9c2.2%2010.4%205.8%2022%205%2032.8a29%2029%200%200%201-3%2010.7l-80.4%2029%2038.4%20261.3c-35.1%201.5-70.3%202-105.5%201.3-49.2-.9-98.4-3-147.6-4.3-47.7-1.2-95.3-.7-143%201.7l-12%20.6a946.3%20946.3%200%200%201-139.5-1l-3.1-.3v-38.3l16.3-212.9-83-15.6-81.3-39.5a21.7%2021.7%200%200%201-5.6-8.8c-1.9-6-.5-12%201-18l.5-1.3a492.8%20492.8%200%200%201%2076.4-161A399.3%20399.3%200%200%201%20138%20629.7c19.8-13%2040.9-23.9%2063-32.3Z%22%20fill%3D%22%238fa7df%22%2F%3E%3Cpath%20d%3D%22M232.2%20584.6c5.1-.3%2010.3.6%2015.4%201%20.4.1.6.8%200%20.9-9%201.9-18%204.5-26.9%207.1l-3.8%201.2c-10%203-19.8%206-29.6%2010-19.4%207.9-37.8%2018.5-54.8%2030.8C67.2%20682.8%2020%20754.3-9.9%20828.3a526%20526%200%200%200-24.3%2077c-.4%201.6-2%205.4-1%207%20.7%201.3%203.6%202.1%205%202.9l4.5%202.3%2025.2%2012.9%202.3%201.1c38%2018.6%2078.4%2034.4%20121%2035.5l.4-3.7a342%20342%200%200%201%209.9-60c.3-1%201.6-.6%201.7.3%203%2023.1%202%2046.4%201%2069.7-1.8%2041-4.3%2082.2-6.5%20123.3-1.2%2020.6-2.6%2041-3.9%2061.7-1.3%2020.5-1.7%2041.6-4.7%2062-.6%204.6-6%207-10%206.6-4.4-.5-7.9-4.5-8-9%200-11.9%201.5-24%202.4-35.8l2.5-33.8c3.1-41.1%206.8-82.2%2010.2-123.3a4771%204771%200%200%201%203.8-43.7C76.4%20979.8%2034.2%20963-6.1%20943.5c-.6%2013.2-2%2026.5-3.4%2039.6-3.8%2036.8-7.1%2073.6-9.6%20110.5a2254.2%202254.2%200%200%200-4.2%2092.7l-.2%207c0%204.4-.5%208.5-4.3%2011.7-3.7%203.3-8.9%203.5-12.6%200-5-4.6-4.2-10.9-4-17.1a1675.6%201675.6%200%200%201%201.8-47.2%201321%201321%200%200%201%2010.5-109.5l2-14c3.5-26%207.5-52.7%2015.5-77.9-3.1-1.5-6.2-3-9.3-4.7-5.5-2.7-11.2-5.4-16.6-8.4-4.2-2.5-7.9-5.8-9-10.8-1.4-5.5.6-11.5%202-16.9v-.4a502%20502%200%200%201%2026.6-80%20523.2%20523.2%200%200%201%2067.8-117%20353.8%20353.8%200%200%201%2088.7-83.3%20239%20239%200%200%201%2053.8-25.7%20142.6%20142.6%200%200%201%2042.8-7.5Zm90.1-66c6-6.5%2018.1.2%2015.2%208.8a108.2%20108.2%200%200%201-34.7%2052A79.4%2079.4%200%200%201%20247%20598l1.7%202.4a321.1%20321.1%200%200%200%2046.1%2052.6c36%2031.2%2084.8%2048%20132%2036%2037.1-9.4%2069.8-38.8%2079.4-76.2-1.3.6-3%20.9-4.8.5-7.7-1.7-15.3-9.8-20.3-15.6-5.3-6.3-9.5-13-12.6-20.7-5.6-14-7.4-32.1.3-45.7%201-1.7%203-.7%203.3%201l.3%202.5c1.5%2012.7%203.3%2025%209.3%2036.6a76%2076%200%200%200%2018.2%2023.1c2.6%202%205.8%203.6%208.1%206l.5.4c.6-5%204.1-7.3%207.6-7.2%203.3.2%207.3%201.6%208.8%202.3l.1.1a341%20341%200%200%201%2065.1%2042%20259%20259%200%200%201%2088.4%20129c7.5%2025.3%2011.8%2051.4%2016.3%2077.4l2.8%2016c4.2%2023.9%208.9%2048.4%2018.4%2070.7%202.5%205.7.6%2011.1-5.5%2013.4A1493%201493%200%200%201%20688%20953c3.7%2016%206%2032.5%208.7%2048.5%206%2034.1%2013.2%2068%2019.4%20102%203.2%2017.5%206.1%2035%209.3%2052.3l4.7%2025.2%202.4%2013.6.1.7c.5%202.4%201%204.9.4%207.3-.8%202.7-2.9%204.6-4.8%206.6-1.6%201.6-3.8%201.6-5.7.7l-.7-.3c-3.4-1.6-6-3.2-7.3-7-.7-2.5-1-5.2-1.5-7.7a3535.6%203535.6%200%200%201-7.8-43.6l-1.6-9.1c-5.2-31.4-10.2-62.9-12.8-94.5-1-14-2.3-28.1-3.5-42.2l-.9-10.5c-1.1-13.3-2.5-27-2.7-40.5l-4.5%201.6L657%20964c-5.5%202-12.5%206-18.4%205.2-2.9-.3-5-1.2-6.8-2.9%202%2028.8%204.8%2057.4%208.5%2086a1965.7%201965.7%200%200%200%2022%20135c.6%203.2%201.4%206.4%201.9%209.6.5%203.7-.5%205.9-2.5%209-1.7%202.4-5%203.7-7.8%202-3.6-2.3-5.5-4.3-6.5-8.4-1-3.7-1.6-7.6-2.3-11.4a1654.2%201654.2%200%200%201-11.4-65.2c-7.8-52-12.7-104.4-15.2-156.8a1388%201388%200%200%201-1.4-77.8c0-13.3.5-26.6%201.4-39.9%201-13.4%203-26.5%204.8-39.8%200-.5.7-.5.7%200%20.8%2014.9%202.1%2029.8%202.8%2044.7.6%2014.3.9%2028.5%201.4%2042.8.6%2018.7%201.5%2037.5%202.7%2056.2a9.6%209.6%200%200%201%208.5-3.1c4.7-1%209.7-3.4%2014.1-5l16.8-5.5%2026.4-8.7a679%20679%200%200%201-18-80.8l-2-12.3c-4-24.2-8.5-48.5-15.8-72a229.8%20229.8%200%200%200-34.8-68.2%20370.2%20370.2%200%200%200-52.7-55.3C557%20627%20539.7%20614%20523%20600c.1.9.2%202%200%203-3.5%2025.9-17%2050-35.8%2067.9-37.7%2036-93.6%2043.4-142%2026.5-46.7-16.3-88-55-102.6-102.8-.3-.8.8-1%201.3-.5l2.4%203.3c0-.4.2-.9.7-1a129%20129%200%200%200%2046.6-29.2%20100.2%20100.2%200%200%200%2021.3-33.3l.4-1c1.7-5%203.2-10.2%207-14.2Z%22%20fill%3D%22%23000%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fg%3E%3Cg%20transform%3D%22matrix(.99789%200%200%201%20156%2062)%22%3E%3Cg%20fill-rule%3D%22evenodd%22%20clip-rule%3D%22evenodd%22%3E%3Cpath%20d%3D%22M405.3%20225.3c11.3-8.2-5.6-35-11.4-43l-15-31.4c.6-8.5-7.8-16.1-16-13.5-7.2-5.2-19.3-2.7-23%205.4-79.4-34.6-216.8-20.2-224%2086.5-15.3%2030.4-30.5%2061-44.2%2092.3-18.9%201-28%2024-16.8%2038.9%201.5%2024%2016.8%2026%2037.2%2025%208.2%202%2016.7%203.2%2022.9%209.6a68.5%2068.5%200%200%201%2010.9%2016.7%20204.4%20204.4%200%200%200%2056.4%2069.3c38%2028.3%2089.2%2048.7%20136.4%2034.9%20101.6-39.9%20121.6-199.3%2086.6-290.7Z%22%20fill%3D%22%23d08b5b%22%2F%3E%3Cpath%20d%3D%22M193.3%2070c66.4-15.4%20141%205.3%20187%2056.2a8%208%200%200%201%200%2011.3l4%203.3c1.3%201.1%201.1%203.5%200%204.7-1.2%201.2-3.7%201.4-4.8%200l-1.6-2-2.4-3.2-2.8%201c14%209.4%2025.8%2021.8%2033.8%2036.8a183.9%20183.9%200%200%201%2017.9%2051.4c6.4%2032%207.3%2064.9%206.5%2097.4v1.8c-1.2%2039.3-5%2079.2-21.6%20115.3-13.2%2029-36.8%2055.5-66.4%2068.2-17%207.3-35.4%2010.4-54%209.1-9.7-.7-19.4-2.2-28.9-4.6l-2.3-.5a79%2079%200%200%201-25-9.7c-7.6-5-2.5-15.2%205.9-14%2010%201.6%2019.7%205.8%2029.6%208%209.8%202%2019.7%203.2%2029.7%203%2017.7-.6%2033.9-6%2048.5-16%2056-37.7%2062.8-113.7%2064.2-175%20.7-30-.4-60.5-7.3-89.8-6.6-28.2-18-56-34.2-80a42.2%2042.2%200%200%201-10.9%202.8c-6.7%204-14.8%204.2-22.6%204.2h-1a275%20275%200%200%201-24.4-1.2c-28.6-2.6-58-9-86.9-5l-1.1.3c-11.9%201.7-26.6%205.5-35.3%2014-9.4%209.2-3%2026.6%204.4%2032.1%204.8%203.6%206.3%2011.7%200%2015-12.5%206.4-42.7%202.8-46%206.4-4.1%204.2-3.8%2010.7-4%2016.2v.4c-.4%2015.7%200%2031.4%201.3%2047%201.3%2015.2%204.2%2030.4%204.9%2045.6.2%205-5.9%206.5-9.2%203.8-.6-.6-1.3-1-2-1.5-6-4.3-12.8-6-20.1-7.2-.4%200-.7-.3-1-.5v-.1l-.8.6c1.5%201.9%202.8%204%203.9%206.4.2.5-.3%201.1-.8.8a44.9%2044.9%200%200%200-32.9-6.2c-10.5%202.2-20%208.9-23%2019.6a33.3%2033.3%200%200%200%205.6%2029.1c9.3%2012%2024.6%2011%2038.3%2011.5%202.7%200%205.6%201.4%206.9%204%201.5%203%201.4%205%200%208a5%205%200%200%201-.7%201.2l3.3%203%203.6%203.7a277.3%20277.3%200%200%201%2026.6%2031.1l.6.8c7.1%209.7%2014.5%2023.8%2026.9%2027%204.2%201%208.2%203%209.4%207.6%201.3%204.6-1.7%209-5.7%2011-7%203.3-15.7-.6-21.4-4.8-12.3-9-20.3-23.9-28-37l-2-3.5c-3.9-6.7-7.7-13.5-11-20.6-1.8-4-3.8-8-5.5-12a42%2042%200%200%201-1.4-3.7l-1.6.2c-16.5%201-35.5-1.5-47.5-14-16.4-17.3-18.4-48.2.3-64.7a36%2036%200%200%201%206.6-4.6%2073.3%2073.3%200%200%201-7.2-18.3c-2.3-9-3.7-18.2-4.3-27.4a183%20183%200%200%201%205.4-56.5c16.5-66.5%2067-121.6%20134.5-137.3ZM73.7%20346c-3.2-19%2034.7-5%2043-3.6h.2c9.5%201.3%204.2%2018-5.1%2013l-.3-.2c-5-2.9-10.6-5-16-7.4l-1-.5c-4.3-2-18.2-11-19.7-1.3%200%20.5-1%20.5-1%200Z%22%20fill%3D%22%23000%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fg%3E%3C%2Fg%3E%3Cg%20transform%3D%22translate(315%20248)%22%3E%3Cg%20fill-rule%3D%22evenodd%22%20clip-rule%3D%22evenodd%22%3E%3Cpath%20d%3D%22M97.8%20210.4c16.7-11.2%20101.5-9%20109.3-.4%207.9%208.6%2026%2033.1-12.8%2045.2-38.7%2012-86.7%207.9-99.2-7l-.7-.8c-11.8-14.4-13-26%203.4-37Z%22%20fill%3D%22%23fff%22%2F%3E%3Cpath%20d%3D%22M170.8%20144.4c7.6%204.6%2019%2015.3%2011%2026.6-9.6%2010-23.4-1.4-30.2-6.6-6.3-4-13.3%206.3-7.5%2011%2049%2036.3%2069-29.8%2030.5-36.4-4.2-.8-5.8%204-3.8%205.4Zm-68.2-87.6%201.9-.3%201-.2c5.6-.9%2012.2-1.5%2016.1%203%202.2%202.4%203%207%200%209.3-5.1%204.2-10.8%202.6-17%203-5.1.2-10%201-14.9%202.5C79%2077%2070.2%2082.8%2061%2088.9c-1.2.8-2.4-.7-1.9-1.8a59.3%2059.3%200%200%201%2026-24.1%2064%2064%200%200%201%2017.5-6.2Zm49.7%20143.5c16.5%201.2%2052-6.7%2066.9%205C274.9%20275%2054%20293%2077.8%20216c15.2-25%2050.2-15%2074.5-15.6Zm-2.8%2042c-4-.4-9%202.9-10.2%205.4-1.2%202.4-.7%207.7-.7%208.6%207.1.7%2014.3.8%2021.4.4-1.8-6.2-1.9-13.5-10.5-14.4Zm32.8%2010.3c-1.1-7.6-6.6-9.4-11-8.3-4.5%201.2-7.1%206.3-6.8%2011%200%20.3-.2.5-.3.8%206.1-.7%2012.2-2%2018.1-3.5Zm-50.4-9c-2.5-3.8-8.7-5.7-12.6-5-6.4%201.3-7.1%209.4-7.1%2011.1a113%20113%200%200%200%2021.7%205.6l.1-1c.2-2.1.3-7-2-10.6Zm72.4-.6c-6.5-10.1-20.6-2.9-19.5%208.2l3.8-1.2c5.1-1.8%2010.8-4%2015.7-7Zm-51.6-35c-8.9-.8-16.1-.5-21.9.6l-.1%201.9c-.7%206.7-1.5%2013.2%202%2015.9%202.8%202.2%2012.3%202%2018.6.4%201.6-.4%203.6-14.2%201.4-18.8Zm13.6-.8c-1.4%206.6-2%2014.6.8%2017%203%202.5%2012.6%202.1%2015.2.4%202.2-1.4%202.1-8.1%201.3-15.7a96%2096%200%200%200-17.3-1.7Zm-39.4%201.4h-4.5c-4.1.1-8.6.4-12.8%201.3-8.4%2018.1%2022.2%2021.3%2017.5-.6l-.2-.7Zm60.6.5v1c-.3%205-.1%2011.8%202.7%2013.6%204.1%202.7%2012%202.1%2016.1-10.2-1.4-3.7-16.2-4.2-18.8-4.4ZM106.2%20101c1.8%200%203.5.6%205%201.7%201.6%201.1%203%202.7%204%204.7%202.2%203.8%203.6%209%203.6%2014.8%200%205.7-1.4%2011-3.5%2014.7-1.2%202-2.5%203.6-4%204.7a8.5%208.5%200%200%201-5%201.7c-1.8%200-3.5-.6-5-1.7-1.6-1-3-2.7-4.1-4.7-2.2-3.8-3.6-9-3.6-14.7%200-5.8%201.4-11%203.6-14.8%201.1-2%202.5-3.6%204-4.7a8.5%208.5%200%200%201%205-1.7Zm112.3%200c1.7%200%203.4.6%205%201.7%201.5%201.1%202.9%202.7%204%204.7%202.2%203.8%203.5%209%203.5%2014.8%200%205.7-1.3%2011-3.5%2014.7-1.1%202-2.5%203.6-4%204.7a8.5%208.5%200%200%201-5%201.7c-1.8%200-3.5-.6-5-1.7-1.6-1-3-2.7-4-4.7-2.3-3.8-3.6-9-3.6-14.7%200-5.8%201.3-11%203.5-14.8%201.2-2%202.5-3.6%204-4.7a8.5%208.5%200%200%201%205-1.7Zm-15.3-48.8%201.4.3%201%20.2c15.5%203.3%2035.1%209.9%2042.4%2025%20.3%202.1%200%202.6-.3%202.9-.2.3-.4.7-1.4%201A36%2036%200%200%201%20237%2078l-2.8-1.4a77.7%2077.7%200%200%200-10.1-4.3c-7.5-2.4-15.1-4.1-23-5a9.4%209.4%200%200%201-4.5-1.8%207%207%200%200%201-2.6-4%207%207%200%200%201%20.8-5.8%207.4%207.4%200%200%201%203.6-3.1c1.5-.6%203.2-.8%204.9-.4Z%22%20fill%3D%22%23000%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fg%3E%3C%2Fg%3E%3Cg%20transform%3D%22translate(279%20400)%22%3E%3C%2Fg%3E%3Cg%20transform%3D%22translate(179%20343)%22%3E%3C%2Fg%3E%3Cg%20transform%3D%22translate(203%20303)%22%3E%3C%2Fg%3E%3C%2Fg%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E)
Meaning
- (uncountable, usually) The condition of being blind; unable to see.
- (figuratively, uncountable, usually) Want of intellectual or moral discernment; mental darkness; ignorance, heedlessness.
- (obsolete, uncountable, usually) concealment
Synonyms
blind person
half-blindness
vision damage
vision impairment
cecitas
visual disability
visual impairment
dazzled state
Translations
cécité
Blindheit
cecità
ceguera
blindheid
cegueira
τύφλωση
ceguesa
körlük
عمى
cæcitudoFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈblaɪndnəs/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English blyndnes, blyndnesse, from Old English blindnes (“blindness”), equivalent to blind + -ness.
Notes
Sign in to write sticky notes
Start learning English with learnfeliz.
Practice speaking and memorizing "blindness" and many other words and sentences in English.
'%3e%3c/path%3e%3c/g%3e%3cdefs%3e%3cmarker%20markerWidth='4.5'%20markerHeight='4.5'%20refX='2.25'%20refY='2.25'%20viewBox='0%200%204.5%204.5'%20orient='auto'%20id='SvgjsMarker4023'%3e%3cpolygon%20points='0,4.5%201.5,2.25%200,0%204.5,2.25'%20fill='white'%3e%3c/polygon%3e%3c/marker%3e%3c/defs%3e%3c/svg%3e)
