purblindnessn.

Brit.

/ˈpəːblʌɪn(d)nᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈpərˌblaɪn(d)nᵻs/

Forms: see purblind n. and adj. and -ness suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: purblind adj., -ness suffix.

Etymology: < purblind adj. + -ness suffix.

The state or condition of being purblind. Chiefly figurative in later use.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of eye > disordered vision > [noun] > dimness or poor vision

dimnessc825

misteOE

mistinessa1382

scotomiaa1400

scotomya1400

obfuscation?a1425

scotoma1543

purblindness1552

sand-blindness1552

caligation1615

caliginousness1620

weak-sightedness1632

cecutiency1646

caliginosity1657

dimsightedness1662

dim1726

caligo1801

asthenopia1875

greying out?1942

the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > imperfect perception > [noun]

thesterc897

blindness971

obscurationa1550

twilight1610

ablepsy1616

obcaecationa1631

mind-blindness1649

blear-eyedness1653

short-sightedness1670

blearedness1678

crassitude1679

myopia1801

purblindness1834

bat-mindedness1869

myopism1880

short sighta1888

1552 R. Huloet Abcedarium Anglico Latinum Purblindnes, Luscio.

1657 R. Tomlinson tr. J. de Renou Medicinal Materials i, in Medicinal Dispensatory sig. D3^v A thin plate of Gold..cures bleared eyes, or purblindness.

1701 J. Arbuthnot Ess. Usefulness Math. Learning 37 To furnish..remedies for the decay of our Sight arising commonly from old Age, and for purblindness.

1769 B. Alexander tr. G. B. Morgagni Seats & Causes Dis. I. i. xiii. 299 Concerning the myopia, or purblindness.

1834 T. Carlyle Sartor Resartus iii. x. 98/2 The Professor's keen philosophic perspicacity is somewhat marred by a certain mixture of almost owlish purblindness.

1859 C. Lyell in Darwin's Life & Lett. (1887) II. 207 To believe the eye to have been brought to perfection, from a state of blindness or purblindness.

1891 Catholic World Mar. 934 The purblindness induced by too exclusive attention to a small class of facts and circumstances and persons.

1935 M. Moore Let. 29 Nov. in Sel. Lett. (1997) 356 Purblindness regarding Wallace Stevens ought not to be one of our current misfortunes in letters.

2000 Guardian 7 Apr. (Friday Review section) 18/2 It showcases its creators' purblindness across a wide array of genres.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	purblindness
释义	purblindnessn. Brit. /ˈpəːblʌɪn(d)nᵻs/, U.S. /ˈpərˌblaɪn(d)nᵻs/ Forms: see purblind n. and adj. and -ness suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: purblind adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < purblind adj. + -ness suffix. The state or condition of being purblind. Chiefly figurative in later use. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of eye > disordered vision > [noun] > dimness or poor vision dimnessc825 misteOE mistinessa1382 scotomiaa1400 scotomya1400 obfuscation?a1425 scotoma1543 purblindness1552 sand-blindness1552 caligation1615 caliginousness1620 weak-sightedness1632 cecutiency1646 caliginosity1657 dimsightedness1662 dim1726 caligo1801 asthenopia1875 greying out?1942 the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > imperfect perception > [noun] thesterc897 blindness971 obscurationa1550 twilight1610 ablepsy1616 obcaecationa1631 mind-blindness1649 blear-eyedness1653 short-sightedness1670 blearedness1678 crassitude1679 myopia1801 purblindness1834 bat-mindedness1869 myopism1880 short sighta1888 1552 R. Huloet Abcedarium Anglico Latinum Purblindnes, Luscio. 1657 R. Tomlinson tr. J. de Renou Medicinal Materials i, in Medicinal Dispensatory sig. D3^v A thin plate of Gold..cures bleared eyes, or purblindness. 1701 J. Arbuthnot Ess. Usefulness Math. Learning 37 To furnish..remedies for the decay of our Sight arising commonly from old Age, and for purblindness. 1769 B. Alexander tr. G. B. Morgagni Seats & Causes Dis. I. i. xiii. 299 Concerning the myopia, or purblindness. 1834 T. Carlyle Sartor Resartus iii. x. 98/2 The Professor's keen philosophic perspicacity is somewhat marred by a certain mixture of almost owlish purblindness. 1859 C. Lyell in Darwin's Life & Lett. (1887) II. 207 To believe the eye to have been brought to perfection, from a state of blindness or purblindness. 1891 Catholic World Mar. 934 The purblindness induced by too exclusive attention to a small class of facts and circumstances and persons. 1935 M. Moore Let. 29 Nov. in Sel. Lett. (1997) 356 Purblindness regarding Wallace Stevens ought not to be one of our current misfortunes in letters. 2000 Guardian 7 Apr. (Friday Review section) 18/2 It showcases its creators' purblindness across a wide array of genres. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1552
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