blind
adjective
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Definition of blind
(Entry 1 of 4)
1a(1)
: sightless
(2)
: having less than ¹/₁₀ of normal vision in the more efficient eye when refractive defects are fully corrected by lenses
b
: of or relating to sightless persons
2a
: unable or unwilling to discern or judge
blind to a lover's faults
b
: unquestioning
blind loyalty
3a
: having no regard to rational discrimination, guidance, or restriction
blind choice
b
: lacking a directing or controlling consciousness
blind chance
c
: drunk sense 1a
4a
: made or done without sight of certain objects or knowledge of certain facts that could serve for guidance or cause bias
a blind taste test
— compare double-blind, single-blind
b
: having no knowledge of information that may cause bias during the course of an experiment or test
physicians blind to whether the test drug is administered
5
: defective: such as
a
: lacking a growing point or producing leaves instead of flowers
b
: lacking a complete or legible address
blind mail
6a
: difficult to discern, make out, or discover
b
: hidden from sight : covered
blind seam
7
: having but one opening or outlet
blind sockets
8
: having no opening for light or passage : blank
blind wall
blind
verb
blinded;
blinding;
blinds
Definition of blind (Entry 2 of 4)
blind
nounDefinition of blind (Entry 3 of 4)
1
: something to hinder sight or keep out light: such as
a
: a window shutter
b
: a roller window shade
c
: venetian blind
d
: blinder
2
: a place of concealment
especially
: a concealing enclosure from which one may shoot game or observe wildlife
3a
: something put forward for the purpose of misleading : subterfuge
b
: a person who acts as a decoy or distraction
blind
adverbDefinition of blind (Entry 4 of 4)
1
: blindly: such as
a
: to the point of insensibility
blind drunk
b
: without seeing outside an airplane
fly blind
c
: without knowledge of certain facts that could serve for guidance or cause bias
tasted the wine blind
2
—used as an intensive was robbed blind
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Other Words from blind
Adjective
blindly
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adverb
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adverb
blindness
\ ˈblīn(d)-nəs
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noun
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noun
Synonyms & Antonyms for blind
Synonyms: Adjective
eyeless, sightless, stone-blind, visionless
Synonyms: Verb
Antonyms: Adjective
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Examples of blind in a Sentence
Adjective
our old blind cat kept walking into walls and furniture you'd have to be really blind to think that was a good ideaVerb
She was blinded as a child in a terrible fire. I was blinded by the sun as I came around the corner. He was blinded by love.Noun
Some say the investigation is a blind to keep the public's attention off the governor.Adverb
They had to fly blind through heavy smoke.
Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective
Juan Carlos Gil, who is legally blind, was unable to access the coupons on the store’s website. — Jason Mckee, WIRED, "Domino's and the Web are Failing the Disabled," 16 Aug. 2019 More than one million people in the United States are legally blind, but fewer than 10 percent can read Braille. — CBS News, "Lego creates special bricks to teach Braille," 9 Aug. 2019 The longtime stonemason, who retired in 2014 and is now blind, spoke fondly about his work for Trump and their trips together to Mets and Yankees games. — Anchorage Daily News, "How a Trump construction crew has relied on immigrants without legal status," 9 Aug. 2019