Etymology : Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German blint blind, Old English blandan to mix; more at BLEND
Pronunciation : blInd
Function : adjective
Date : before 12th century
1. shade, shutter (over a window); shelter, hiding place (for hunters); something that misleads. make unable to see; dazzle. unable to see; closed to, impervious to. blind\blind\ , a. [as.; akin to d., g., os., sw., & dan. blind, icel. blindr, goth. blinds; of uncertain origin.].
2. destitute of the sense of seeing, either by natural defect or by deprivation; without sight. he that is strucken blind can not forget the precious treasure of his eyesight lost.
3. not having the faculty of discernment; destitute of intellectual light; unable or unwilling to understand or judge; as, authors are blind to their own defects. but hard be hardened, blind be blinded more, that they may stumble on, and deeper fall.
4. undiscerning; undiscriminating; inconsiderate. this plan is recommended neither to blind approbation nor to blind reprobation.
5. having such a state or condition as a thing would have to a person who is blind; not well marked or easily discernible; hidden; unseen; concealed; as, a blind path; a blind ditch.
6. involved; intricate; not easily followed or traced. the blind mazes of this tangled wood.
7. having no openings for light or passage; as, a blind wall; open only at one end; as, a blind alley; a blind gut.
8. unintelligible, or not easily intelligible; as, a blind passage in a book; illegible; as, blind writing.
9. (hort.) abortive; failing to produce flowers or fruit; as, blind buds; blind flowers.blind alley, an alley closed at one end; a cul-de-sac.blind axle, an axle which turns but does not communicate motion.blind beetle, one of the insects apt to fly against people, esp. at night.blind cat (zo?l.), a species of catfish (gronias nigrolabris), nearly destitute of eyes, living in caverns in pennsylvania.blind coal, coal that burns without flame; anthracite coal.blind door,blind window, an imitation of a door or window, without an opening for passage or light. see:
blank door or window , under blank, a.blind level (mining), a level or drainage gallery which has a vertical shaft at each end, and acts as an inverted siphon.blind nettle (bot.), dead nettle. see:
dead nettle, under dead.blind shell (gunnery), a shell containing no charge, or one that does not explode.blind side, the side which is most easily assailed; a weak or unguarded side; the side on which one is least able or disposed to see:
danger.blind snake (zo?l.), a small, harmless, burrowing snake, of the family typhlopid?, with rudimentary eyes.blind spot (anat.), the point in the retina of the eye where the optic nerve enters, and which is insensible to light.blind tooling, in bookbinding and leather work, the indented impression of heated tools, without gilding; -- called also blank tooling, and blind blocking.blind wall, a wall without an opening; a blank wall.blind \blind\, blinde \blinde\ ] , n. see:
blende.blind \blind\ , v. t. [imp. & p. p. blinded; p. pr. & vb. n. blinding.].
10. to make blind; to deprive of sight or discernment. "to blind the truth and me." a blind guide is certainly a great mischief; but a guide that blinds those whom he should lead is a much greater.
11. to deprive partially of vision; to make vision difficult for and painful to; to dazzle. her beauty all the rest did blind. fletcher.
12. to darken; to obscure to the eye or understanding; to conceal; to deceive. such darkness blinds the sky. the state of the controversy between us he endeavored, with all his art, to blind and confound.
13. to cover with a thin coating of sand and fine gravel; as a road newly paved, in order that the joints between the stones may be filled.blind \blind\ , n.
14. something to hinder sight.
15. Destitute of the sense of seeing, either by natural defect or by deprivation; without sight.
16. Not having the faculty of discernment; destitute of intellectual light; unable or unwilling to understand or judge; as, authors are blind to their own defects.
17. Undiscerning; undiscriminating; inconsiderate.
18. Having such a state or condition as a thing would have to a person who is blind; not well marked or easily discernible; hidden; unseen; concealed; as, a blind path; a blind ditch.
19. Involved; intricate; not easily followed or traced.
20. Having no openings for light or passage; as, a blind wall; open only at one end; as, a blind alley; a blind gut.
21. Unintelligible, or not easily intelligible; as, a blind passage in a book; illegible; as, blind writing.
22. Abortive; failing to produce flowers or fruit; as, blind buds; blind flowers.
23. To make blind; to deprive of sight or discernment.
24. To deprive partially of vision; to make vision difficult for and painful to; to dazzle.
25. To darken; to obscure to the eye or understanding; to conceal; to deceive.
26. To cover with a thin coating of sand and fine gravel; as a road newly paved, in order that the joints between the stones may be filled.
27. Something to hinder sight or keep out light; a screen; a cover; esp. a hinged screen or shutter for a window; a blinder for a horse.
28. Something to mislead the eye or the understanding, or to conceal some covert deed or design; a subterfuge.
29. A blindage.
30. See Blindage.
31. A halting place.
32. See Blende. something that keeps things out or hinders sight; "they had just moved in and had not put up blinds yet" a hiding place sometimes used by hunters ; "he waited impatiently in the blind" people who have severe visual impairments; "he spent hours reading to the blind" make dim by comparison or conceal make blind by putting the eyes out; "The criminals were punished and blinded" render unable to see:
unable or unwilling to perceive or understand; "blind to a lover's faults"; "blind to the consequences of their actions" not based on reason or evidence; "blind hatred"; "blind faith"; "unreasoning panic".
33. 1. Someone who is blind is unable to see:
because their eyes are damaged. I started helping him run the business when he went blind The blind are people who are blind. He was a teacher of the blind. + blindness blind·ness Early diagnosis and treatment can usually prevent blindness.
34. If something blinds you, it makes you unable to see, either for a short time or permanently. The sun hit the windscreen, momentarily blinding him.
35. If you are blind with something such as tears or a bright light, you are unable to see:
for a short time because of the tears or light. Her mother groped for the back of the chair, her eyes blind with tears. + blindly blind·ly Lettie groped blindly for the glass.
36. disapproval If you say that someone is blind to a fact or a situation, you mean that they ignore it or are unaware of it, although you think that they should take notice of it or be aware of it. All the time I was blind to your suffering. + blindness blind·ness blindness in government policy to the very existence of the unemployed.
37. If something blinds you to the real situation, it prevents you from realizing that it exists or from understanding it properly. He never allowed his love of Australia to blind him to his countrymen's faults.
38. disapproval You can describe someone's beliefs or actions as blind when you think that they seem to take no notice of important facts or behave in an unreasonable way. her blind faith in the wisdom of the Church Lesley yelled at him with blind, hating rage.
39. A blind corner is one that you cannot see:
round because something is blocking your view. He tried to overtake three cars on a blind corner and crashed head-on into a lorry.
40. A blind is a roll of cloth or paper which you can pull down over a window as a covering. see also:
Venetian blind see also blinding, blindly, colour-blind.
41. disapproval If you say that someone is turning a blind eye to something bad or illegal that is happening, you mean that you think they are pretending not to notice that it is happening so that they will not have to do anything about it. Teachers are turning a blind eye to pupils smoking at school, a report reveals today.
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