cecity

9.9

Loss of the ability to see

noun
/sɪˈsɪti/

: cecidad

Prolonged deficiency of vitamin A can lead to cecity in children.

Examples

Early intervention may sometimes prevent total cecity after an injury.
Her cecity was a result of an accident.
The writer used cecity as a metaphor for ignorance in her novel.
Many people face cecities as they age.
Prolonged deficiency of vitamin A can lead to cecity in children.
Many people face cecity as they age.
Her cecity was a result of an accident.

Synonyms

blindness

vscecity

52 3.1

A condition in which a person cannot see because of injury, disease, or being born that way

is a general term for lack of sight without specifying cause

sightlessness

vscecity

1 7.9

Not being able to see

is the same idea expressed in a rare formal word

Antonyms

sight

498 1.0

The ability to see or an impressive thing you see

sightedness

1 7.2

Ability to see clearly without problems

How Sighted

sightedness

1 7.2

near-blind

1 6.3

cecity

9.9

Surface Forms

cecity singular

cecities plural

Etymology

Cecity comes from the old Latin root caecus, which means 'blind'. So cecity simply means the state of being 'not seeing' or a loss of sight, and you can remember it as the opposite of 'see'.