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blind (blīnd)

adjective

  1. without the power of sight; unable to see; sightless
  2. of or for sightless persons
  3. not able or willing to notice, understand, or judge
  4. done without adequate directions or knowledge a blind search
  5. having certain information concealed or withheld intentionally a blind ad, a blind test
  6. disregarding evidence, sound logic, etc. blind love, blind faith
  7. reckless; unreasonable
  8. out of sight; hard to see; hidden a blind driveway
  9. dense; impenetrable a blind hedge
  10. closed at one end a blind duct
  11. not controlled by intelligence blind destiny
    1. insensible
    2. Slang drunk
  13. illegible; indistinct a blind letter
  14. not bearing flowers or fruit: said of an imperfectly developed plant
  15. guided only by flight instruments, as in a storm a blind landing
  16. Archit. having no opening a blind wall
  17. Bookbinding designating stamping or tooling done without ink or foil

Etymology: ME & OE: see blend

transitive verb

  1. to make sightless
  2. to make temporarily unable to see; dazzle
  3. to deprive of the power of insight or judgment
  4. to make dim; obscure
  5. to outshine or eclipse
  6. to hide or conceal

noun

  1. anything that obscures or prevents sight
    1. anything that keeps out light, as a window shade or shutter
    2. Venetian blind
  3. ☆ a place of concealment, as for a hunter; ambush
    1. a person or thing used to deceive or mislead; decoy
    2. a person who, while appearing to act out of self-interest, really acts on behalf of another

adverb

  1. blindly; specif., so as to be blind, insensible, etc.
  2. recklessly
  3. guided only by flight instruments to fly blind
  4. sight unseen to buy a thing blind

blind Related Forms

blind′ly adverb blind′·ness noun

blind Idioms

the blind

people who are blind

blind Synonyms

blind

modif.

  1. Without sight

    sightless, unseeing, eyeless, blinded, visionless, in darkness, dim-sighted, visually impaired, groping (in the dark), deprived of sight, sun-blind, purblind, undiscerning, stone-blind, moon-blind, blind as a bat*.

    Antonyms observant*, seeing*, sighted*, keen-sighted. *

  2. Without thought or reason

    heedless, irrational, impetuous, unthinking; see careless 1, rash.

  3. Without perceiving or understanding

    obtuse, unseeing, unaware, oblivious, unconscious, imperceptive, undiscerning, by guesswork, by calculation, with instruments; see also unaware.

    Antonyms observant*, perceptive*, discerning. *

  4. Without passage

    obstructed, blocked, without egress; see tight 2.

  5. Concealed

    secluded, obscured, out of sight; see hidden 2.

  6. Random

    chance, accidental, unplanned; see accidental 1.

blind Synonyms

blind

n.

  1. An obstruction to light or sight

    blindfold, blinder, blinker, shade, Venetian blind, window shade, mini-blind, vertical blind, shutter, screen; see also curtain, veil 2.

  2. Something intended to deceive

    front, cover, trap, decoy; see camouflage 1, trick 1.

blind Synonyms

blind

v.

  1. To obscure

    darken, shadow, dim, blindfold; see shade 1, 2.

  2. To deceive

    conceal, delude, mislead, dazzle; see deceive.

blind Usage Examples

Object

flash: As she turned it over in her hand, the hum became a screech; and she was enveloped in a blinding silver flash.

Converse of object

pleat: Pleated blinds can also have special SOLAR finishes for even better performance.

Preposition: as

bat: Bat Myths The saying " as blind as a bat " is entirely wrong, bats can see perfectly well although not in color.

Adjective complement with noun phrase

rob: Or they may just rob the place blind again.

Adjective modifier

  • Venetian: Venetian blinds where fitted are included in the sale price.
  • vertical: Two upvc double glazed windows with vertical blinds over to the rear.
  • wooden: Wooden venetian blinds Mike Bethell produces made to measure wooden venetian blinds in natural colors from long lasting hardwood.

Modifies a noun

  • alley: Checking these two rumors alone took a great deal of time of led us up blind alleys.
  • eye: A blind eye has been turned to the Catholics who have been in Government.
  • spot: Within the field of vision, all people have a blind spot on the retina of the eye which cannot receive visual images.
  • beggar: Bartimaeus son of Timaeus, a blind beggar, was sitting by the roadside a blind man was sitting by the roadside begging.
  • placebo: Randomized double blind placebo controlled trial of pergolide in restless legs syndrome.
  • panic: I also realized for the first time that I felt quite calm as this little set-back hadn't sent me into a blind panic.

Used with adjective complement

  • swear: He swore blind before the fighting began that these existed, and none has been found.
  • register: Andrew prefers ' visually impaired ' to ' blind ' : I'd rather just be called visually impaired than registered blind.
  • bear: Someone once said that the only biblical reference to the referee or umpire is 'the man born blind ' !

Noun used with modifier

  • roller: Hill View House has used wooden Venetian blinds obtained from sustainable sources and roller blinds made from cotton.
  • conservatory: The most popular for conservatory blinds in the UK feature special reflective aluminum backing.. .
  • destination: Titan 68 was a dual door bus originally and has Manchester style destination blinds.

Preposition: from

cataract: Calinger suggests that Euler's left eye became blind from a later cataract rather than eyestrain.

Browse dictionary entries near blind

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  6. ‹ Blida
  7. ‹ blew
  8. ‹ bleu cheese
  9. ‹ blether
  10. ‹ blet
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