noun
blindness
BLYND-nuhs
noun
1
The condition of not being able to see, whether total or partial.
"The disease left him with permanent blindness."
"Colour blindness affects roughly one in twelve men."
2
A failure or refusal to notice or understand something obvious.
"Her blindness to his faults surprised all her friends."
"The report blamed corporate blindness for the years of missed warnings."
How to Use Blindness
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishNot being able to see — or, figuratively, refusing to notice something in front of you.
Common pairings
legal blindness
colour blindness
blindness to something
night blindness
Word Forms
blindnesses plural
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Etymology
From Old English blindnes, built from blind plus the noun-forming suffix -ness.