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blinding

blinding

3 4.1
Very bright light that makes it hard to see
  • adjective
  • /ˈblaɪndɪŋ/
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  • It was a blinding, white circle of light that was coming from a lighthouse ten nautical miles away.
  • blinding brightness
  • blinding as the sun
  • blinding light

It's just such a out there blinding highlighter that will catch.

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Examples

  • Compound spotlights came on as white and blinding as the Texas sun in July.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • And then, as if heaven sent, a blinding white light illuminated the entire cabin from outside.

  • And you know me, I love an A blinding inner corner highlight.

  • And everything around her was beautifully bright and blinding.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • It's really texture enhancing and it's a little bit too blinding for me personally.

  • His face was deep red with his righteousness, big and blinding as the sun.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • U2's "City of Blinding Lights" was the tune playing before Obama accepted the Democratic nomination for president.

    Blog text (3)
  • The blue-white light from up ahead becomes blinding as the Dodec erupts into space.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • These were snowy, blinding-bright Midwestern days.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • The sunlight was so blinding that I had to squint to see anything.

Synonyms

bright
vsblinding
459 1.0

Full of strong light that makes a place easy to see

is the extreme intensity that actually makes seeing difficult rather than ordinary light
brilliant
vsblinding
30 3.0

Very bright and shining with strong light

is the intense form that can make seeing difficult rather than merely shining
dazzling
vsblinding
2 3.1

So bright that it is hard to see

is intense light that makes seeing difficult rather than merely bright
glaring
vsblinding
1 3.8

A very bright light that hurts your eyes

is the adjective for light that makes seeing difficult by its intensity
blazing
vsblinding
1 3.5

Shining very brightly like the sun

is the form of light that actually makes seeing difficult rather than mere shine
overbright
vsblinding
4.4

Light that is too strong and makes it hard to see

is used for intense light that makes seeing difficult by its strength
fulgent
vsblinding
  • Literature
9.9

Shining with a strong, bright light

is light so strong that it can make seeing difficult rather than gentle shine
fulgid
vsblinding
  • Literature
9.9

Shining very brightly with small flashes of light

is continuous intense light that makes seeing difficult rather than brief flashes
beamy
vsblinding
  • UK
8.6

Shining with bright light or looking very happy

is the broad intense light that makes seeing difficult rather than focused beams

Antonyms

1.0

With little or no light and not bright

dim
62 1.0

Not bright and having only a little light

How Bright

searing
4.1
blinding
3 4.1
dazzling
2 3.1
bright
459 1.0
dim
62 1.0

Surface Forms

blinding positive

Morphology

blinding = blind (transparent) = blind + ing

The adjective is formed from the verb 'blind' with '-ing' meaning 'causing to be unable to see'; learners who know 'blind' can infer this use.

Etymology

The word blinding comes from the simple word blind, which means 'unable to see', and the ending -ing turns it into something that causes that. So a 'blinding' light is a light so bright it makes it hard to see.