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