blind

The definition of blind is someone or something not able or not willing to see or understand.

(adjective)

An example of blind is a person who loses their sight after an accident.

See blind in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

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

Origin: ME & OE: see blend

transitive verb

noun

anything that obscures or prevents sight
1. anything that keeps out light, as a window shade or shutter
2. Venetian blind
☆ 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

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See blind in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective blind·er, blind·est

a. Sightless.
b. 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).
c. Of, relating to, or for sightless persons.
a. Performed or made without the benefit of background information that might prejudice the outcome or result: blind taste tests used in marketing studies.
b. Performed without preparation, experience, or knowledge: made a blind stab at answering the question.
c. Performed by instruments and without the use of sight: blind navigation.
Unable or unwilling to perceive or understand: blind to a lover's faults.
Not based on reason or evidence; unquestioning: put blind faith in their leaders.
Slang Drunk.
Lacking reason or purpose: blind fate; blind choice.
a. Difficult to comprehend or see; illegible.
b. Incompletely or illegibly addressed: blind mail.
c. Hidden from sight: a blind seam.
d. Screened from the view of oncoming motorists: a blind driveway.
e. Secret or otherwise undisclosed: a blind item in a military budget.
Closed at one end: a blind socket; a blind passage.
Having no opening: a blind wall.
Botany Failing to produce flowers or fruits: a blind bud.

noun

(used with a pl. verb) Blind people considered as a group. Used with the: a radio station for reading to the blind.
Something, such as a window shade or a Venetian blind, that hinders vision or shuts out light.
A shelter for concealing hunters or nature photographers.
Something intended to conceal the true nature, especially of an activity; a subterfuge.

adverb

a. Without seeing; blindly.
b. Without the aid of visual reference: flew blind through the fog.
Without forethought or provision; unawares: entered into the scheme blind.
Without significant information, especially that might affect an outcome or result: “When you read blind, you see everything but the author” (Margaret Atwood).
Informal Into a stupor: drank themselves blind.
Used as an intensive: Thieves in the bazaar robbed us blind.

transitive verb blind·ed, blind·ing, blinds

To deprive of sight: was blinded in an industrial accident.
To dazzle: skiers temporarily blinded by sunlight on snow.
To deprive of perception or insight: prejudice that blinded them to the merits of the proposal.
To withhold light from: Thick shrubs blinded our downstairs windows.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old English; see bhel-¹ in Indo-European roots

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