- blindness blind·ness n
- ['blaɪndnɪs]
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blindness to the realities of life — rifiuto di guardare in faccia la realtà
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.
blindness blind·ness n
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Blindness — Blind ness, n. State or condition of being blind, literally or figuratively. Darwin. [1913 Webster] {Color blindness}, inability to distinguish certain color. See {Daltonism}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
col|or-blind|ness — color blindness, or col|or blind|ness «KUHL uhr BLYND nihs», noun. a visual inherited defect, consisting of an inability to tell certain colors apart or to perceive certain colors (usually red and green, sometimes blue and yellow) … Useful english dictionary
blindness — O.E. blindnysse, blendes, from BLIND (Cf. blind) + NESS (Cf. ness). Figurative sense was in O.E … Etymology dictionary
blindness — blind·ness … English syllables
blind — Unable to see; without useful sight. See blindness. * * * blind blīnd adj 1 a) lacking or deficient in sight esp having less than 1/10 of normal vision in the more efficient eye when refractive defects are fully corrected by lenses b) of or… … Medical dictionary
blindness — 1. Loss of the sense of sight; absolute b. connotes no light perception. SEE ALSO: amblyopia, amaurosis. 2. Loss of visual appreciation of objects although visual acuity is normal. 3 … Medical dictionary
Color blindness — Blindness Blind ness, n. State or condition of being blind, literally or figuratively. Darwin. [1913 Webster] {Color blindness}, inability to distinguish certain color. See {Daltonism}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
stone-blindness — stone blind·ness … English syllables
color blindness — noun genetic inability to distinguish differences in hue • Syn: ↑colour blindness, ↑color vision deficiency, ↑colour vision deficiency • Derivationally related forms: ↑colour blind, ↑color blind • Hypernyms … Useful english dictionary
red-blind — adjective inability to see the color red or to distinguish red and bluish green • Syn: ↑protanopic • Similar to: ↑blind, ↑unsighted • Derivationally related forms: ↑red blindness, ↑protanopia ( … Useful english dictionary
red-blindness — noun dichromacy characterized by lowered sensitivity to long wavelengths of light resulting in an inability to distinguish red and purplish blue • Syn: ↑protanopia • Derivationally related forms: ↑red blind, ↑protanopic (for: ↑protanopia) … Useful english dictionary
