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blind

  • adjective
  • /ˈblaɪ̯nd/

Unable to see, or only partially able to see.

Example

“Even a blind hen sometimes finds a grain of corn.”

Other meanings

  1. Failing to recognize, acknowledge or perceive.

    “The lovers were blind to each other’s faults.”

  2. Having little or no visibility.

Example sentences

  • “How could we have been so blind?”

    Tatoeba · Igider · CC0

Word history

From Old English "blind".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “blind” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.