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English
Etymology
From Middle English blindnes, from Old English blindnysse; morphologically as if blind + -ness.
Pronunciation
Noun
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Singular blindness |
Plural usually uncountable; plural blindnesses |
blindness (usually uncountable; plural blindnesses)
- The condition of being blind; unable to see.
- (figuratively) Want of intellectual or moral discernment; mental darkness; ignorance, heedlessness.
- (obsolete) concealment
Synonyms
- ablepsy (rare)
- cecity
- sightlessness
Derived terms
See also
References
- blindness in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- “blindness” in OED Online, Oxford University Press, 1989.
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