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Blind

/blaɪnd/

A covering for a window to keep out light. The covering may be made of cloth or of narrow slats that can block light or allow it to pass.

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📖 Definitions of "Blind"

noun

1
A covering for a window to keep out light. The covering may be made of cloth or of narrow slats that can block light or allow it to pass.
2
A destination sign mounted on a public transport vehicle displaying the route destination, number, name and/or via points, etc.
3
Any device intended to conceal or hide.
"a duck blind"
4
Something to mislead the eye or the understanding, or to conceal some covert deed or design; a subterfuge.

verb

1
To make temporarily or permanently blind.
"Don't wave that pencil in my face - do you want to blind me?"
2
To curse.
3
To darken; to obscure to the eye or understanding; to conceal.
4
To cover with a thin coating of sand and fine gravel, for example a road newly paved, in order that the joints between the stones may be filled.

adjective

1
(of a person or animal) Unable to see, due to physiological or neurological factors.
2
(of an eye) Unable to be used to see, due to physiological or neurological factors.
3
Failing to see, acknowledge, perceive.
"Authors are blind to their own defects."
4
Of a place, having little or no visibility.
"a blind corner"

adverb

1
Without seeing; unseeingly.
2
Absolutely, totally.
"to swear blind"
3
(three card brag) Without looking at the cards dealt.

🔄 Synonyms of "Blind"

30 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
besotted	Infatuated.
subterfugenoun	(uncountable) Deception; misrepresentation of the true nature of an activity.
stiffnoun	(of an object) Rigid; hard to bend; inflexible.
dimnoun	Not bright or colorful.
wetnoun	Made up of liquid or moisture, usually (but not always) water.
imprudent	Not prudent; lacking prudence or discretion; indiscreet; injudicious; not paying attention to the consequences of one's actions.
inebriated	Behaving as though affected by alcohol including exhilaration, and a dumbed or stupefied manner.
plastered	(slang) Drunk, intoxicated.
intoxicated	Stupefied by alcohol, drunk.
tightverb	Firmly held together; compact; not loose or open.
soused	(slang) inebriated, drunk.
pixilated	Behaving in an eccentric manner, as though led by pixies.
purblindnoun	Of a person: having impaired vision; partially blind; dim-sighted.
irrationalnoun	Not rational; unfounded, nonsensical or wrong-headed.
loaded	(colloquial) Possessing great wealth.
sloshed	(slang) Very drunk.
blottonoun	(informal) (Very) drunk or intoxicated.
pottynoun	A small, usually plastic, chamber pot used to toilet-train small children.
soaked	Drenched with water, or other liquid.
pissed	(chiefly US, Canada, Australia, mildly vulgar, colloquial) Annoyed, angry.
unreasonable	Not reasonable; going beyond what could be expected or asked for.
screennoun	A physical divider intended to block an area from view, or provide shelter from something dangerous.
sozzled	(British, slang) Very drunk.
invisibleverb	Unable to be seen; out of sight; not visible.
smashed	(slang) Drunk.

↔️ Antonyms of "Blind"

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
sighted	Having vision, not blind.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Blind"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
sand-blind	Alternative form of sandblind. [Half-blind; partially blind.]
purblind	Of a person: having impaired vision; partially blind; dim-sighted.
visually impaired	Partly or wholly blind.
blindfolded	Wearing a blindfold
excecateverb	(obsolete, transitive) To blind.
dim-sighted	Not able to see clearly or easily; having weak or cloudy vision.
blindfoldnoun	A covering, usually a bandage, for the eyes, blocking light to the eyes.
stone-blind	Completely blind.
sightless	Without sight; blind; unseeing.
eyelessnoun	Having no eyes (organs of sight).
unseeing	Not aware of what is visible.
pixilated	Behaving in an eccentric manner, as though led by pixies.
tiddleynoun	Alternative form of diddly (“small amount”). [(informal) A small amount of no worth.]
stiff	(of an object) Rigid; hard to bend; inflexible.
crocked	(informal, Canada, US) drunk (of a person)
irrational	Not rational; unfounded, nonsensical or wrong-headed.
imprudent	Not prudent; lacking prudence or discretion; indiscreet; injudicious; not paying attention to the consequences of one's actions.
invisible	Unable to be seen; out of sight; not visible.
unperceiving	Not perceiving; devoid of perception.
unreasonable	Not reasonable; going beyond what could be expected or asked for.