ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Stone-blind

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Stone-blind is an adjective meaning Completely blind.

Meaning

Completely blind.

Example Sentences

A deaf man may be anything from hard of hearing to as deaf as a post; a blind man may be as blind as a bat or an owl; he may be gravel-blind or stone-blind; a bald man as bald as a coot or as a billiard ball.
While recently addressing a large open-air audience in the district city itself, a man came forward and warmly invited me to dine with him. On inquiry, it turned out that he had formerly been stone-blind, but had been completely restored to sight by a simple operation at the hospital. Now, here was a man who would speak well of us, at all hazard ; and who, as a matter of fact, came home to his friends to tell them how great things the Lord had done for him.

Synonyms for stone-blind

Depending on context, synonyms include blind, unsighted.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include blind, unsighted, purblind, blindless, unseeing, gazeless.

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