blindness
/ˈblaɪndnəs/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.44 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Want of intellectual or moral discernment; mental darkness; ignorance, heedlessness.
Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "DHPG […] is effective in fighting Cytomegalovirus (CMV), a common virus which, for PWAs, can cause CMV retinitis — a condition which can lead to blindness within weeks."
- "A tormenting hunger shuddered through her and she wished she could put aside the power. Oh, to be as others were — blind in that safest of all blindnesses, living only the hypnoidal half-life into which birth-shock precipitated most humans."
Etymology
From Middle English blyndnes, blyndnesse, from Old English blindnes (“blindness”), equivalent to blind + -ness.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: blyndnes, blindnes