Meanings
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1
adj
Not able to see.
She has been blind since birth but lives a full life.
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2
adj
Not able or willing to notice or understand something.
He was completely blind to her faults.
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3
adj
Not based on reason; not thinking about the consequences.
They acted out of blind hatred.
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4
noun
A cover for a window that you can pull down or up.
They had just moved in and hadn't put up the blinds yet.
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5
verb
To make someone unable to see, either for a short time or forever.
The bright headlights blinded the driver for a moment.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
1
adj
· not able to see.
unsighted
3
adj
· not based on reason; not...
unreasoning
4
noun
· a cover for a window that...
screen
Etymology
From Middle English blynd, from Old English blind, from Proto-West Germanic *blind, from Proto-Germanic *blindaz.
*bʰlendʰ-
Proto-Indo-European
blynd
Middle English
blind
Old English
*blind
Proto-West Germanic
*blindaz
Proto-Germanic
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