BLINDNESS

blindness, sightlessness, cecity

(noun) the state of being blind or lacking sight

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

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)

• blindhood (rare)

• cecity

• sightlessness

Source: Wiktionary


Blind"ness, n.

Definition: State or condition of being blind, literally or figuratively. Darwin. Color blindness, inability to distinguish certain color. See Daltonism.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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