snowblindness

8.3

Temporary loss of sight that happens when bright sunlight reflects from snow or ice

noun
/ˈsnoʊˌblaɪndnəs/

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The answer: snowblindness, caused by all that reflected light.

Examples

The team was warned about the risks of snowblindness due to high reflectivity on the snowy slopes, advising them to wear protective goggles.
Maybe it's that or snowblindness, but I can sense no surprise.

Fiction book (1998)
I have suffered much from snowblindness.

Fiction book (1999)
Of course, a UV coating of some sort is definitely a good thing; arc eye/snowblindness is not fun.

Blog text (30)
After spending too long in the snow without sunglasses, he experienced snowblindness, making it difficult for him to see clearly.
Hiking on the glacier, she had to take frequent breaks because of snowblindness, which blurred her vision from the bright sunlight reflecting off the ice.

Synonyms

snow-blindness

vssnowblindness

1 8.1

Temporary loss of sight from sunlight reflected off snow

is the same meaning but written without a hyphen

How Severe

blindness

70 3.1

snowblindness

8.3

visual disorder

Specialized

5.0

sore-eyed

6.3

Surface Forms

snowblindness singular

snowblindnesses plural

Morphology

snowblindness = snowblind (transparent) = snow + blind + ness

The adjective 'snowblind' is a clear compound of 'snow' + 'blind', and forming the noun with '-ness' straightforwardly denotes the state of being snowblind.

Etymology

Snowblindness is made from the simple parts snow, blind, and -ness, so it literally means 'the state of being blind because of snow'. That's why it describes the temporary loss of sight when bright sunlight reflects off snow or ice and makes it hard to see.