Blindness
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈblaɪndnəs/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Blindness is a noun meaning The condition of being blind; unable to see.
Meaning
The condition of being blind; unable to see.
More Meanings
- (figuratively) Want of intellectual or moral discernment; mental darkness; ignorance, heedlessness.
- (obsolete) concealment
Example Sentences
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.
Word Forms
- blindnesses
Synonyms for blindness
Depending on context, synonyms include ablepsy, blindhood, cecity, sightlessness.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include sightlessness, cecity, darkness, illiteracy, illiterate, indiscriminate.
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