Blind meaning

What does “blind” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“blind” is a noun, verb and adjective with 10 meanings. Its most common meaning is: people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group.

blind

noun

  1. people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group

    “he spent hours reading to the blind”

  2. a hiding place sometimes used by hunters (especially duck hunters)

    “he waited impatiently in the blind”

  3. a protective covering that keeps things out or hinders sight

    “they had just moved in and had not put up blinds yet”

    Synonymsscreen
  4. something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity

    “he wasn't sick--it was just a subterfuge”

    “the holding company was just a blind”

    Synonymssubterfuge

verb

  1. render unable to see

  2. make blind by putting the eyes out

    “The criminals were punished and blinded”

  3. make dim by comparison or conceal

    Synonymsdim

adjective

  1. unable to see

    “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”

    Synonymsunsighted
    Oppositessighted
  2. unable or unwilling to perceive or understand

    “blind to a lover's faults”

    “blind to the consequences of their actions”

  3. not based on reason or evidence

    “blind hatred”

    “blind faith”

    Synonymsunreasoning

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University