unable to see; having severely impaired or absolutely no sense of sight; sightless: a blind man.
unwilling or unable to perceive or understand: They were blind to their children's faults. He was blind to all arguments.
not characterized or determined by reason or control: blind tenacity; blind chance.
not having or based on reason or intelligence; absolute and unquestioning: She had blind faith in his fidelity.
lacking all consciousness or awareness: a blind stupor.
drunk.
hard to see or understand: blind reasoning.
hidden from immediate view, especially from oncoming motorists: a blind corner.
of concealed or undisclosed identity; sponsored anonymously: a blind ad signed only with a box number.
having no outlets; closed at one end: a blind passage; a blind mountain pass.
Architecture. (of an archway, arcade, etc.) having no windows, passageways, or the like.
dense enough to form a screen: a blind hedge of privet.
done without seeing; by instruments alone: blind flying.
made without some prior knowledge: a blind purchase; a blind lead in a card game.
of or relating to an experimental design that prevents investigators or subjects from knowing the hypotheses or conditions being tested.
of, relating to, or for blind persons.
Bookbinding. (of a design, title, or the like) impressed into the cover or spine of a book by a die without ink or foil.
Cooking. (of pastry shells) baked or fried without the filling.
(of a rivet or other fastener) made so that the end inserted, though inaccessible, can be headed or spread.
verb (used with object)
to make sightless permanently, temporarily, or momentarily, as by injuring, dazzling, bandaging the eyes, etc.: The explosion blinded him.We were blinded by the bright lights.
to make obscure or dark: The room was blinded by heavy curtains.
to deprive of discernment, reason, or judgment: a resentment that blinds his good sense.
to outshine; eclipse: a radiance that doth blind the sun.
noun
something that obstructs vision, as a blinker for a horse.
a window covering having horizontal or vertical slats that can be drawn out of the way, often with the angle of the slats adjustable to admit varying amounts of light.
venetian blind.
Chiefly Midland U.S.and British. window shade.
a lightly built structure of brush or other growths, especially one in which hunters conceal themselves: a duck blind.
an activity, organization, or the like for concealing or masking action or purpose; subterfuge: The store was just a blind for their gambling operation.
a decoy.
Slang. a bout of excessive drinking; drunken spree.
Poker. a compulsory bet made without prior knowledge of one's hand.
(used with a plural verb)Usually the blind . persons who lack the sense of sight: The blind are said to have an acute sense of hearing.
adverb
into a stupor; to the degree at which consciousness is lost: He drank himself blind.
without the ability to see clearly; lacking visibility; blindly: They were driving blind through the snowstorm.
without guidance or forethought: They were working blind and couldn't anticipate the effects of their actions.
to an extreme or absolute degree; completely: The confidence men cheated her blind.
Idioms for blind
fly blind. fly1 (def. 34).
Origin of blind
First recorded before 1000; Middle English, Old English adjective cognate with Gothic blinds, Old Norse blindr, German, Dutch blind (from Germanic blindaz, perhaps akin to blend; original sense uncertain, perhaps “to make cloudy”); verb derivative of the adjective
1. Blind,stone-blind,purblind mean unable to see. Blind means unable to see with the physical eyes. Stone-blind emphasizes complete blindness. Purblind refers to weakened vision, literally or figuratively. 25. See curtain.
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British Dictionary definitions for blind
blind
/ (blaɪnd) /
adjective
unable to see; sightless
(as collective noun; preceded by the)the blind
(usually foll by to)unable or unwilling to understand or discern
not based on evidence or determined by reasonblind hatred
acting or performed without control or preparation
done without being able to see, relying on instruments for information
hidden from sighta blind corner; a blind stitch
closed at one enda blind alley
completely lacking awareness or consciousnessa blind stupor
informalvery drunk
having no openings or outletsa blind wall
without having been seen beforehanda blind purchase
(of cultivated plants) having failed to produce flowers or fruits
(intensifier)not a blind bit of notice
turn a blind eyeto disregard deliberately or pretend not to notice (something, esp an action of which one disapproves)
adverb
without being able to see ahead or using only instrumentsto drive blind; flying blind
without adequate knowledge or information; carelesslyto buy a house blind
(intensifier) (in the phrase blind drunk)
bake blindto bake (the empty crust of a pie, pastry, etc) by half filling with dried peas, crusts of bread, etc, to keep it in shape
verb(mainly tr)
to deprive of sight permanently or temporarily
to deprive of good sense, reason, or judgment
to darken; conceal
(foll by with)to overwhelm by showing detailed knowledgeto blind somebody with science
(intr)Britishslangto drive very fast
(intr)Britishslangto curse (esp in the phrase effing and blinding)
noun
(modifier)for or intended to help blind and partially sighted peoplea blind school
a shade for a window, usually on a roller
any obstruction or hindrance to sight, light, or air
a person, action, or thing that serves to deceive or conceal the truth
a person who acts on behalf of someone who does not wish his identity or actions to be known
Also called: blinderBritishold-fashioned, slanga drunken orgy; binge
pokera stake put up by a player before he examines his cards
hunting, mainlyUS and Canadiana screen of brush or undergrowth, in which hunters hide to shoot their quarryBrit name: hide
militarya round or demolition charge that fails to explode
Derived forms of blind
blindly, adverbblindness, noun
Word Origin for blind
Old English blind; related to Old Norse blindr, Old High German blint; Lettish blendu to see dimly; see blunder
usage for blind
It is preferable to avoid using phrases such as the blind . Instead you should talk about blind and partially sighted people
Having a maximal visual acuity of the better eye, after correction by refractive lenses, of one-tenth normal vision or less (20/200 or less on the Snellen test).