Partially or totally blind; unable to see; sightless; (of the eyesight) failed; dimmed. regional in later use.
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释义 | the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of eye > disordered vision > [adjective] > having dimness or poor vision (30) darkOE Partially or totally blind; unable to see; sightless; (of the eyesight) failed; dimmed. regional in later use. dima1220 Not seeing clearly, having the eyesight dulled and indistinct. bissona1250 In the following the sense is perhaps: Purblind. murka1300 Of a person's eyes: having the vision obscured; dim-sighted. Obsolete. mistedc1450 Obscured by or hidden in mist; (figurative) dulled, blurred. obfuscatec1487 Rendered obscure, dark, or unclear; = obfuscated, adj. spurblind1508 = purblind, adj. sand-blind1538 Half-blind, dim-sighted, purblind. Also figurative. dim-sighted1561 Having dim sight (literal and figurative). blinking1568 Looking with twinkling or half-open eyelids; winking; weak-eyed. dimmed1590 Rendered dim. weak-sighteda1591 Having weak sight; also figurative. purblind1592 Of the eyes: weak; esp. failing due to old age. sand-eyed1592 Sand-blind. thick-eyed1598 having obscure vision, dim-sighted. left-eyed1609 Of a person: unable or unwilling to see clearly or read accurately. Cf. right-eyed, adj. 1. Obsolete. mole-eyed1610 Having very limited vision, extremely short-sighted (literal and figurative). Also: having very small or contracted eyes, resembling those of a mole. blindish1611 Somewhat blind. mole-sighted1625 having very limited vision (literal and figurative). sanded1629 Sand-blind. Obsolete. veiled1633 Of vision or eyesight: dim, blurred, indistinct; hazy. weak-eyed1645 scotomatical1656 Affected with or of the nature of scotoma (scotoma, n. 1). mole-blinda1660 extremely short-sighted (chiefly figurative). swimming1697 Of the eyes or sight (cf. Latin oculi natantes, lumina natantia). wavering1842 Changing in intensity, now strong, now faint; flickering, fitful, intermittent; tremulous, unsteady; tending to fade or become dim. foggy1847 Of the eyes: of a dull or clouded appearance. Also of vision or eyesight: dim or blurry; unfocused, cloudy. scotomatous1866 of, relating to, or of the nature of (a) scotoma (sense 2). clouding1868 That clouds; that is becoming clouded or dim. wall-eyed1873 Having one or both eyes of an excessively light colour, so that the iris is hardly distinguishable from… Used for: Dim-sighted, purblind. |
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