Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

blind as a bat

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.09 in modern English

Syllables: blind as a -bat
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Nearly totally blind; having a very poor sense of vision.

Example Sentences

""D'you know what? I'm blind. Thash what I am - blind's a bat. Everybody's blind's a bat. 'Cept you. Why aren't you blind's a bat?" "I don't know," I told him."

Synonyms

blind as a beetle blind as a mole blind as an owl

Questions

What does blind as a bat mean?: Nearly totally blind; having a very poor sense of vision.

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