Blind People Blaɪnd Adjective Bre Doctors Partially Sighted

• doctors think he will go blind.
• blind and partially sighted people
• one of her parents is blind.
• recorded books for the blind

blind

1. not able to see
• Doctors think he will go blind.
• blind and partially sighted people
• One of her parents is blind.
2. people who are blind
• recorded books for the blind
• guide dogs for the blind
3. not noticing or realizing something
• She is blind to her husband's faults.
• I must have been blind not to realize the danger we were in.
4. seeming to be unreasonable, and accepted without question; seeming to be out of control
• blind faith/obedience
• It was a moment of blind panic.
5. that cannot be controlled by reason
• blind chance
• the blind force of nature
6. that a driver in a car cannot see, or cannot see around
• See related entries: Motoring problems and accidents
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/topic/motoring_problems_and_accidents/blind_1
• a blind driveway
• a blind bend/corner
7. that does not distinguish between people on the basis of the quality mentioned, or favour one group over another
• see also colour-blind (2)
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/colour-blind
• In a piece of gender-blind casting, Hamlet is played by British actress Maxine Peake.
• We are looking to create a more equitable and race-blind society.
8. not able to see well
• She’s as blind as a bat without her glasses.
9. a situation in which people with almost no experience or knowledge give advice to others who also have no experience or knowledge
10. when you love somebody, you cannot see their faults
11. not any
• He didn't take a blind bit of notice of me (= he ignored me).
• It won't make the blindest bit of difference (= it will make no difference at all).
12. to pretend not to notice something bad that is happening, so you do not have to do anything about it
• The authorities were either unaware of the problem or they turned a blind eye to it.

Extra Examples

• His own problems have made him completely blind to the sufferings of others.
• Is the public wilfully/willfully blind to what is going on?
• She went blind at the age of ten.
• She’s totally blind to her husband’s faults.

Word Origin

• Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German blind.