Blindness

Pronunciation

Origin

From Middle English blindnes, from Old English blindnysse; morphologically as if blind + -ness.

Noun

1. The condition of being blind; unable to see.
2. (figuratively) Want of intellectual or moral discernment; mental darkness; ignorance, heedlessness.
3. (obsolete) concealment

Synonyms

• ablepsy rare
• cecity
• sightlessness

Derived terms

• colour blindness, color blindness
• snow blindness
• stereoblindness