In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
dazzled
(adjective) stupefied or dizzied by something overpowering; “I fall back dazzled at beholding myself all rosy red, / At having, I myself, caused the sun to rise.”- ‘Chanticler’ by Rostand
dazzled
(adjective) having vision overcome temporarily by or as if by intense light; “she shut her dazzled eyes against the sun’s brilliance”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
dazzled
simple past tense and past participle of dazzle
dazzled (comparative more dazzled, superlative most dazzled)
Experiencing dazzlement; overcome by light or brilliance.
(not comparable) Painted in dazzle camouflage.
a dazzled ship
Source: Wiktionary
Daz"zle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dazzled; p. pr. & vb. n. Dazzling.] Etym: [Freq. of daze.]
1. To overpower with light; to confuse the sight of by brilliance of light. Those heavenly shapes Will dazzle now the earthly, with their blaze Insufferably bright. Milton. An unreflected light did never yet Dazzle the vision feminine. Sir H. Taylor.
2. To bewilder or surprise with brilliancy or display of any kind. "Dazzled and drove back his enemies." Shak.
Daz"zle, v. i.
1. To be overpoweringly or intensely bright; to excite admiration by brilliancy. Ah, friend! to dazzle, let the vain design. Pope.
2. To be overpowered by light; to be confused by excess of brightness. An overlight maketh the eyes dazzle. Bacon. I dare not trust these eyes; They dance in mists, and dazzle with surprise. Dryden.
Daz"zle, n.
Definition: A light of dazzling brilliancy.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 July 2025
(noun) the faculty through which the external world is apprehended; “in the dark he had to depend on touch and on his senses of smell and hearing”
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.