blind

[ blahynd ]

/ blaɪnd /

adjective, blind·er, blind·est.

unable to see; lacking the sense of sight; sightless: a blind man.

unwilling or unable to perceive or understand: They were blind to their children's faults. He was blind to all arguments.

not characterized or determined by reason or control: blind tenacity; blind chance.

not having or based on reason or intelligence; absolute and unquestioning: She had blind faith in his fidelity.

lacking all consciousness or awareness: a blind stupor.

drunk.

hard to see or understand: blind reasoning.

hidden from immediate view, especially from oncoming motorists: a blind corner.

of concealed or undisclosed identity; sponsored anonymously: a blind ad signed only with a box number.

having no outlets; closed at one end: a blind passage; a blind mountain pass.

Architecture. (of an archway, arcade, etc.) having no windows, passageways, or the like.

dense enough to form a screen: a blind hedge of privet.

done without seeing; by instruments alone: blind flying.

made without some prior knowledge: a blind purchase; a blind lead in a card game.

of or relating to an experimental design that prevents investigators or subjects from knowing the hypotheses or conditions being tested.

of, relating to, or for blind persons.

Bookbinding. (of a design, title, or the like) impressed into the cover or spine of a book by a die without ink or foil.

Cookery. (of pastry shells) baked or fried without the filling.

(of a rivet or other fastener) made so that the end inserted, though inaccessible, can be headed or spread.

verb (used with object)

to make sightless permanently, temporarily, or momentarily, as by injuring, dazzling, bandaging the eyes, etc.: The explosion blinded him. We were blinded by the bright lights.

to make obscure or dark: The room was blinded by heavy curtains.

to deprive of discernment, reason, or judgment: a resentment that blinds his good sense.

to outshine; eclipse: a radiance that doth blind the sun.

noun

something that obstructs vision, as a blinker for a horse.

a window covering having horizontal or vertical slats that can be drawn out of the way, often with the angle of the slats adjustable to admit varying amounts of light.

venetian blind.

Chiefly Midland U.S. and British. window shade.

a lightly built structure of brush or other growths, especially one in which hunters conceal themselves: a duck blind.

an activity, organization, or the like for concealing or masking action or purpose; subterfuge: The store was just a blind for their gambling operation.

a decoy.

Slang. a bout of excessive drinking; drunken spree.

Poker. a compulsory bet made without prior knowledge of one's hand.

(used with a plural verb) persons who lack the sense of sight (usually preceded by the): The blind are said to have an acute sense of hearing.

adverb

into a stupor; to the degree at which consciousness is lost: He drank himself blind.

without the ability to see clearly; lacking visibility; blindly: They were driving blind through the snowstorm.

without guidance or forethought: They were working blind and couldn't anticipate the effects of their actions.

to an extreme or absolute degree; completely: The confidence men cheated her blind.

Idioms for blind

fly blind. fly¹(def 34).

Origin of blind

before 1000; (adj.) Middle English blind, Old English; cognate with Gothic blinds, Old Norse blindr, German, Dutch blind (< Germanic *blindaz, perhaps akin to blend; original sense uncertain); (v.) Middle English blinden, derivative of the adj.

SYNONYMS FOR blind

4 irrational, uncritical, rash, thoughtless, unreasoning.

8 concealed.

28 hiding place, ambush.

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ANTONYMS FOR blind

1 seeing.

2 receptive.

4 rational.

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synonym study for blind

1. Blind, stone-blind, purblind mean unable to see. Blind means unable to see with the physical eyes. Stone-blind emphasizes complete blindness. Purblind refers to weakened vision, literally or figuratively. 25. See curtain.

regional variation note for blind

27. See window shade.

OTHER WORDS FROM blind

blind·ing·ly, adverb blind·ness, noun half-blind, adjective half-blind·ly, adverb

half-blind·ness, noun qua·si-blind, adjective qua·si-blind·ly, adverb self-blind·ed, adjective

Words nearby blind

blimey, blimp, blimp out, blimpish, blin, blind, blind alley, blind as a bat, blind blocking, blind carbon copy, blind casing

Example sentences from the Web for blinded

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But the Russians are blinded by their insane superpower ambitions and their take from their heavily mythologized WWII history.

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Yet liberals can be blinded by ideology, and nowhere is this more true than in the debate over women in combat.

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I now perceive that you told me the truth when you said I was not blinded by love, but by foolish pride.

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It was too dark just then for them to see each other, and, moreover, they were blinded and half drowned with rain.

Lord Jim |Joseph Conrad
The red starboard light looked like a huge eye crushed out by some one's cruel fist, blinded, overflowing with blood.

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So blinded by their hopes, and so full of foolish confidence did they come out to war.

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Personally brave, and blinded by his hopes, he set out from St. Germain on the 25th of February, 1689.

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British Dictionary definitions for blinded

blind

/ (blaɪnd) /

adjective

unable to see; sightless
(as collective noun; preceded by the)the blind

(usually foll by to) unable or unwilling to understand or discern

not based on evidence or determined by reason blind hatred

acting or performed without control or preparation

done without being able to see, relying on instruments for information

hidden from sight a blind corner; a blind stitch

closed at one end a blind alley

completely lacking awareness or consciousness a blind stupor

informal very drunk

having no openings or outlets a blind wall

without having been seen beforehand a blind purchase

(of cultivated plants) having failed to produce flowers or fruits

(intensifier) not a blind bit of notice

turn a blind eye to disregard deliberately or pretend not to notice (something, esp an action of which one disapproves)

adverb

without being able to see ahead or using only instruments to drive blind; flying blind

without adequate knowledge or information; carelessly to buy a house blind

(intensifier) (in the phrase blind drunk)

bake blind to bake (the empty crust of a pie, pastry, etc) by half filling with dried peas, crusts of bread, etc, to keep it in shape

verb (mainly tr)

to deprive of sight permanently or temporarily

to deprive of good sense, reason, or judgment

to darken; conceal

(foll by with) to overwhelm by showing detailed knowledge to blind somebody with science

(intr) British slang to drive very fast

(intr) British slang to curse (esp in the phrase effing and blinding)

noun

(modifier) for or intended to help blind and partially sighted people a blind school

a shade for a window, usually on a roller

any obstruction or hindrance to sight, light, or air

a person, action, or thing that serves to deceive or conceal the truth

a person who acts on behalf of someone who does not wish his identity or actions to be known

Also called: blinder British old-fashioned, slang a drunken orgy; binge

poker a stake put up by a player before he examines his cards

hunting, mainly US and Canadian a screen of brush or undergrowth, in which hunters hide to shoot their quarry Brit name: hide

military a round or demolition charge that fails to explode

Derived forms of blind

blindly, adverb blindness, noun

Word Origin for blind

Old English blind; related to Old Norse blindr, Old High German blint; Lettish blendu to see dimly; see blunder

usage for blind

It is preferable to avoid using phrases such as the blind . Instead you should talk about blind and partially sighted people

Medical definitions for blinded

blind

[ blīnd ]

adj.

Unable to see; without useful sight.

Having a maximal visual acuity of the better eye, after correction by refractive lenses, of one-tenth normal vision or less (20/200 or less on the Snellen test).

Of, relating to, or for sightless persons.

Closed at one end, as a tube or sac.

Other words from blind

blind′ness n.

Idioms and Phrases with blinded

blind

In addition to the idioms beginning with blind

blind alley
blind as a bat
blind leading the blind
blind side
blind spot

also see:

fly blind
rob someone blind
turn a blind eye

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adjective, blind·er, blind·est.

verb (used with object)

noun

adverb

Idioms for blind

Origin of blind

SYNONYMS FOR blind

ANTONYMS FOR blind

synonym study for blind

regional variation note for blind

OTHER WORDS FROM blind

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