Meaning & Definition of Blind in English
English⟶
Blind
/blaɪnd/
noun
1. People who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
- "He spent hours reading to the blind"
synonym:
- blind
2. A hiding place sometimes used by hunters (especially duck hunters)
- "He waited impatiently in the blind"
synonym:
- blind
3. A protective covering that keeps things out or hinders sight
- "They had just moved in and had not put up blinds yet"
synonym:
- blind,
- screen
4. Something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity
- "He wasn't sick--it was just a subterfuge"
- "The holding company was just a blind"
synonym:
- subterfuge,
- blind
verb
1. Render unable to see
synonym:
- blind
2. Make blind by putting the eyes out
- "The criminals were punished and blinded"
synonym:
- blind
3. Make dim by comparison or conceal
synonym:
- blind,
- dim
adjective
1. Unable to see
- "A person is blind to the extent that he must devise alternative techniques to do efficiently those things he would do with sight if he had normal vision"--kenneth jernigan
synonym:
- blind,
- unsighted
2. Unable or unwilling to perceive or understand
- "Blind to a lover's faults"
- "Blind to the consequences of their actions"
synonym:
- blind
3. Not based on reason or evidence
- "Blind hatred"
- "Blind faith"
- "Unreasoning panic"
synonym:
- blind,
- unreasoning
Examples of using
Tom worked as a reader to the blind.
A blind man shouldn't play cards.
Tom was almost blind.