What does blind mean in English? Meaning of blind definition and abbreviation with examples.
Meaning of "blind": people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
Noun
Meaning: people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a groupExample: he spent hours reading to the blindSynonyms: blindHypernyms: peopleMember Holonyms: blind personMeaning of "blind": render unable to see
Verb
Meaning: render unable to seeSynonyms: blindHyponyms: bedazzle
daze
dazzle
seel
snow-blindMeaning of "blind": unable to see
Adjective
Meaning: unable to seeExample: a person is blind to the extent that he must devise alternative techniques to do efficiently those things he would do with sight if he had normal visionSynonyms: blind
unsightedAntonyms: sightedSimilar: blinded
blindfold
blindfolded
blue-blind
color-blind
colour-blind
dazzled
deuteranopic
dim-sighted
eyeless
green-blind
near-blind
protanopic
purblind
red-blind
sand-blind
sightless
snow-blind
snow-blinded
stone-blind
tritanopic
unseeing
visually challenged
visually impairedMeaning of "blind": a hiding place sometimes used by hunters (especially duck hunters)
Noun
Meaning: a hiding place sometimes used by hunters (especially duck hunters)Example: he waited impatiently in the blindSynonyms: blindHypernyms: concealment
cover
covert
screenMeaning of "blind": make blind by putting the eyes out
Verb
Meaning: make blind by putting the eyes outExample: The criminals were punished and blindedSynonyms: blindHyponyms: abacinateHypernyms: alter
change
modifyMeaning of "blind": unable or unwilling to perceive or understand
Adjective
Meaning: unable or unwilling to perceive or understandExample: blind to a lover's faults
blind to the consequences of their actionsSynonyms: blindSimilar: unperceiving
unperceptiveMeaning of "blind": a protective covering that keeps things out or hinders sight
Noun
Meaning: a protective covering that keeps things out or hinders sightExample: they had just moved in and had not put up blinds yetSynonyms: blind
screenHyponyms: blinder
blinker
curtain
drape
drapery
mantle
pall
shutter
window blind
winkerHypernyms: protection
protective cover
protective coveringMeaning of "blind": make dim by comparison or conceal
Verb
Meaning: make dim by comparison or concealSynonyms: blind
dimHypernyms: darkenMeaning of "blind": not based on reason or evidence
Adjective
Meaning: not based on reason or evidenceExample: blind hatred
blind faith
unreasoning panicSynonyms: blind
unreasoningSimilar: irrationalMeaning of "blind": something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity
Noun
Meaning: something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activityExample: he wasn't sick--it was just a subterfuge
the holding company was just a blindSynonyms: blind
subterfugeHypernyms: deceit
deception
misrepresentationAdjective: (not comparable, of a person or animal) Unable to see, due to physiological or neurological factors. Shakespeare He that is strucken blind cannot forget / The precious treasure of his eyesight lost. 1883, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island, He was plainly blind, for he tapped before him with a stick, and wore a great green shade over his eyes and nose...Shakespeare He that is strucken blind cannot forget / The precious treasure of his eyesight lost.1883, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island, He was plainly blind, for he tapped before him with a stick, and wore a great green shade over his eyes and nose...(not comparable, of an eye) Unable to be used to see, due to physiological or neurological factors.(comparable) Failing to see, acknowledge, perceive. The lovers were blind to each other's faults. Authors are blind to their own defects.(not comparable) Of a place, having little or no visibility. a blind path; a blind ditch; a blind corner Milton the blind mazes of this tangled woodMilton the blind mazes of this tangled wood(not comparable) Closed at one end; having a dead end; as, a blind hole, a blind alley.(not comparable) Having no openings for light or passage. a blind wall, open only at one end; a blind alley; a blind gutsmallest or slightest in phrases such as I shouted, but he didn't take a blind bit of notice. We pulled and pulled, but it didn't make a blind bit of difference.(not comparable) without any prior knowledge. He took a blind guess at which fork in the road would take him to the airport.(not comparable) unconditional; without regard to evidence, logic, reality, accidental mistakes, extenuating circumstances, etc. blind deference blind punishment Jay This plan is recommended neither to blind approbation nor to blind reprobation.Jay This plan is recommended neither to blind approbation nor to blind reprobation.Unintelligible or illegible. a blind passage in a book; blind writing(horticulture) Abortive; failing to produce flowers or fruit. blind buds; blind flowersSynonyms:
dark, eyeless, purblind, unseeing, unsighted, groping, amaurotic, blind as a bat, destitute of vision, in darkness, typhlotic, undiscerning, visionless, ignorant, oblivious, insensitive, unconscious, nearsighted, careless, heedless, inattentive, inconsiderate, indiscriminate, injudicious, myopic, neglectful, thoughtless, unaware, unmindful, unobservant, unseeing, imperceptive, undiscerning, unperceiving, unreasoning, mindless, irrational, wild, rash, hasty, heedless, impetuous, inconsiderate, reckless, senseless, shortsighted, thoughtless, unthinking, violent, unseeing, impassable, dim, disguised, secluded, dark, concealed, closed, obscured, unmarked, obstructed, blocked, closed at one end, dead-end, leading nowhere, without egress, without exit, curtain, mask, blinder, cover, cloak, camouflage, front, trap, facade, veil, blinker, blindfold,
Antonyms:
seeing, sighted, aware, understanding, uncovered, cunning, quick, sharp, controlled, open, revealed, aware, mindful, seeing, sighted, understanding, uncovered, concerned, conscious, sensitive, cunning, quick, sharp, controlled, open, revealed, seeing, sighted, aware, understanding, uncovered, cunning, quick, sharp, controlled, open, revealed, uncovered, seeing, sighted, aware, understanding, bright, brilliant, clear, distinct, light, good, bare, open, revealed, plain, cunning, quick, sharp, controlled,
