BLIND
Scrabble letter values: B3L1I1N1D2 = 8
Definition
- adjective unable to see. — synonyms: unsighted
- adjective unable or unwilling to perceive or understand.
- adjective not based on reason or evidence. — synonyms: unreasoning
- verb render unable to see.
- verb make blind by putting the eyes out.
- verb make dim by comparison or conceal. — synonyms: dim
- noun people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group.
- noun a hiding place sometimes used by hunters (especially duck hunters).
- noun a protective covering that keeps things out or hinders sight. — synonyms: screen
- noun something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity. — synonyms: subterfuge
Examples
- “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”
- “blind to a lover's faults”
- “blind to the consequences of their actions”