blind

blind · adjective

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Definitions

adjective

  1. 1.

    Unable to see; lacking the sense of sight.

  2. 2.

    Unwilling or unable to perceive or understand.

  3. 3.

    Done without being able to see or know certain information.

  4. 4.

    Hidden from view; concealed.

  5. 5.

    A window covering made of horizontal or vertical slats.

  6. 6.

    Something that obscures vision or prevents detection.

  7. 7.

    Deprive of sight; make unable to see.

  8. 8.

    Deprive of understanding or judgment.

Phrases & expressions

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    blind date — A date between strangers.
  • •
    blind spot — An area where vision is obstructed.
  • •
    turn a blind eye — Ignore deliberately.
  • •
    blind alley — A dead end.
  • •
    the blind leading the blind — Incompetent guidance.
  • •
    in the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king — Relative advantage.
  • •
    flying blind — Operating without proper information.

Related words

Antonyms: seeing, sighted
See also: blindness, sightless, vision
Synonyms: sightless, unseeing, unsighted

Etymology

From Old English blind ("blind, dark"), from Proto-Germanic blindaz.