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blind

blind

520 1.0
Unable to see because of illness, injury, or from birth
  • adjective
  • /blaɪnd/
translation icon : ciego
  • My wife is going blind and she doesn't want my help.
  • blind or visually impaired
  • blind people
  • a blind person

So what does it mean to be blind versus legally blind?

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Examples

  • Many people believe that being blind is a great challenge in life.

  • He'll be blind in one eye, most likely deaf.

  • Consumers have similar concerns; they want the blind population of the future to be served and served well.

    Academic text (2008)
  • Based on my experiences, I think these ideas can provide blind children with job awareness:

    Academic text (1991)
  • All the staff seem to like know that I'm blind and are very helpful.

  • The participants who were blind were also asked a similar question about accessibility.

    Academic text (2008)
  • A career education program can make a blind student's transition from school to work much smoother.

    Academic text (1991)
  • Then he explained that he meant she would be "legally blind," which meant 20/200 measured acuity.

    Academic text (2008)
  • The guide was very patient with the blind students during the field trip.

  • She has learned to navigate the world independently despite being blind.

Synonyms

sightless
vsblind
5 5.0

Not able to see, as a person or animal

focuses on inability due to injury, disease, or a congenital condition
eyeless
vsblind
1 7.0

Not having eyes or openings like the hole in a needle

refers to inability from injury, disease, or a congenital condition, not missing eyes
1 5.8

Not able to see well and often needing help to read or move around

means total inability to see due to injury, disease, or a congenital condition
unsighted
vsblind
8.8

A person who cannot see

specifies inability caused by injury, disease, or a congenital condition
unseeing
vsblind
7.0

Not able to see

highlights inability tied to injury, disease, or a congenital condition
stone-blind
vsblind
8.4

Not able to see at all

covers inability from injury, disease, or a congenital condition and can include partial loss

Antonyms

1.3

A person who can see

Idioms

Choose to ignore something wrong

35 5.9

Not noticing or choosing to ignore a problem

flying blind
  • Informal
7 7.9

Being without enough information or clear instructions in a difficult situation

blind drunk
  • Informal
3 7.9

So affected by alcohol that you are not aware of what you do or where you are

1 9.0

To confuse someone by using many technical words they do not understand

A situation where people without experience guide others like them

1 8.1

Doing something that leads nowhere useful

said the blind man
  • Offensive
9.9

A joking phrase people use after 'I see' to show they do not believe someone

Compounds

53 3.3

A meeting where two people who have not met see if they like each other

30 1.6

A man who cannot see

19 1.5

A person who cannot see or can see very little

double blind
  • Specialized
10 5.1

A test in which neither participants nor researchers know who gets the treatment

blind spot
  • Informal
8 5.3

An area a person does not notice or understand that causes bad decisions

8 4.0

Unable to tell some colors apart, often red and green

blind alley
  • Informal
4 6.2

A plan that leads nowhere and cannot succeed

blind trust
  • Specialized
4 5.8

A way to give money or property to someone else who manages it without the owner's knowledge

A window covering made of horizontal slats you tilt to control light and privacy

3 4.0

Not treating people differently because of their race when choosing people for jobs or schools

3 5.6

A policy or attitude that does not consider people's race, often hiding unequal treatment

2 3.7

Unable to see the difference between some colors, often red and green

double-blind study
  • Specialized
2 4.2

An experiment where neither participants nor researchers know who gets the real treatment or a fake one to avoid bias

2 5.1

The side you cannot see that may make you miss things

blind spot
  • Specialized
1 4.8

A small area in the eye where the optic nerve enters and you cannot see

A window covering of long vertical slats that you turn to control light and privacy

1 2.2

A cover for a window that blocks light and gives privacy

1 3.3

A corner on a road where drivers cannot see around because something blocks the view

1 4.8

A bend in the road that hides the view ahead

blind landing
  • Archaic
1 7.0

A plane landing using only instruments because the pilot cannot see outside

1 2.8

A person whose eyes are covered during a game or test

blind stitching
  • Specialized
1 6.8

A way of sewing so the stitches do not show on the outside

A person who cannot tell some colors apart

A street closed at one end with only one way in or out

blind axle
  • Specialized
7.2

A bar under a vehicle that turns to support wheels but does not drive them

7.4

A curve in a road you cannot see around when driving

9.9

A small eel-like animal with tiny legs and small eyes that lives in muddy water

blind flying
  • Archaic
7.4

Using only instruments to fly a plane when you cannot see outside

9.9

A North American wildflower with tube-shaped blue, white, or purple flowers that stay mostly closed

blind gut
  • Archaic
7.7

A pouch at the start of the large intestine where the small intestine opens

A small snake that looks like a worm and lives underground

blind staggers
  • Specialized
9.9

A disease in horses and cows that makes them walk unsteadily and fall often

blind stitch machine
  • Specialized
7.5

A sewing machine that joins fabric so the thread is not seen on the outside of clothes

blue-blind
  • Specialized
9.9

Cannot see blue or tell blue from yellow because of an eye problem

5.4

An experiment where neither the people nor the researchers know who gets the real medicine

5.1

An experiment where neither the participants nor the researchers know who is in which group

green-blind
  • Specialized
9.2

Cannot see the color green or tell it from red

red-blind
  • Specialized
8.2

Cannot tell the color red from green

3.0

A window covering made of fabric that moves up and down to block light and give privacy

8.1

Unable to see for a short time because bright light from snow bounces into your eyes

Not able to see at all

A small, slender snake that lives underground in the western United States deserts and has very poor sight

word-blind
  • Specialized
9.9

Unable to read written language because of brain injury

How Blind

blind
520 1.0
sighted
1.3

Surface Forms

blind positive

Etymology

Blind comes from an old English and German word that meant 'unable to see', and you can still see the same idea in words like blindfold. So blind still means 'not able to see'.