blindness

/ˈblaɪndnɪs/

/ˈblaɪndnɪs/

Other forms: blindnesses

Definitions of blindness

1. noun

   the state of being blind or lacking sight
   synonyms: cecity, sightlessness

   types:

   legal blindness

   vision that is 20/200 or worse in both eyes (20/200 vision is the ability to see at 20 feet what a normal eye can see at 200 feet)

   anopia

   sightlessness (especially because of a structural defect in or the absence of an eye)

   snow-blindness, snowblindness

   temporary blindness caused by exposure to sunlight reflected from snow or ice

   eyelessness

   blindness due to loss of the eyes

   figural blindness

   inability to see shapes and contours

   type of:

   vision defect, visual defect, visual disorder, visual impairment

   impairment of the sense of sight