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Meaning of BLINDNESS

Pronunciation:  bl'Indnus

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WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  lack of sight
 
 Synonyms: cecity, sightlessness
 
 See Also: anopia, eyelessness, figural blindness, snowblindness, vision defect, visual defect, visual disorder, visual impairment

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Blind"ness\, n.
State or condition of being blind, literally or figuratively.
--Darwin.

{Color blindness}, inability to distinguish certain color.
   See {Daltonism}.

 
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 Related Terms: albinism, astigmatism, astigmia, bad eyesight, blurred vision, deafness, defect of vision, dim-sightedness, dogmatism, double sight, double vision, faulty eyesight, imperceptiveness, impercipience, imperfect vision, incognizance, incomprehension, insensibility, mindlessness, nearsightedness, nonrealization, nonrecognition, nonunderstanding, nystagmus, partial blindness, positiveness, purblindness, reduced sight, shortsightedness, tunnel vision, unapprehendingness, unawareness, unconsciousness, undiscerningness, unmindfulness, unperceptiveness, unpersuadableness, unwittingness
 

 

 

 

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