What does blindness mean?
Definitions for blindness
blind·ness
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word blindness.
Princeton's WordNet
blindness, sightlessness, cecitynoun
the state of being blind or lacking sight
Wiktionary
blindnessnoun
The condition of being blind; unable to see.
blindnessnoun
Want of intellectual or moral discernment; mental darkness; ignorance, heedlessness.
blindnessnoun
concealment
Etymology: From blindnes, from blindnysse; morphologically as if.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Blindnessnoun
Etymology: from blind.
Nor can we call it choice, when what we chuse,
Folly and blindness only could refuse. John Denham.All the rest as born of savage brood,
But with base thoughts are into blindness led,
And kept from looking on the lightsome day. Edmund Spenser.Whensoever we would proceed beyond these simple ideas, we fall presently into darkness and difficulties, and can discover nothing farther but our own blindness and ignorance. John Locke.
Wikipedia
blindness
Visual impairment, also known as vision impairment, is a medical definition primarily measured based on an individual's better eye visual acuity; in the absence of treatment such as correctable eyewear, assistive devices, and medical treatment– visual impairment may cause the individual difficulties with normal daily tasks including reading and walking. Low vision is a functional definition of visual impairment that is chronic, uncorrectable with treatment or correctable lenses, and impacts daily living. As such low vision can be used as a disability metric and varies based on an individual's experience, environmental demands, accommodations, and access to services. The American Academy of Ophthalmology defines visual impairment as the best-corrected visual acuity of less than 20/40 in the better eye, and the World Health Organization defines it as a presenting acuity of less than 6/12 in the better eye. The term blindness is used for complete or nearly complete vision loss. In addition to the various permanent conditions, fleeting temporary vision impairment, amaurosis fugax, may occur, and may indicate serious medical problems. The abbreviation VIP is sometimes used for Visually Impaired Person, Persons or People.The most common causes of visual impairment globally are uncorrected refractive errors (43%), cataracts (33%), and glaucoma (2%). Refractive errors include near-sightedness, far-sightedness, presbyopia, and astigmatism. Cataracts are the most common cause of blindness. Other disorders that may cause visual problems include age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, corneal clouding, childhood blindness, and a number of infections. Visual impairment can also be caused by problems in the brain due to stroke, premature birth, or trauma, among others. These cases are known as cortical visual impairment. Screening for vision problems in children may improve future vision and educational achievement. Screening adults without symptoms is of uncertain benefit. Diagnosis is by an eye exam.The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that 80% of visual impairment is either preventable or curable with treatment. This includes cataracts, the infections river blindness and trachoma, glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, uncorrected refractive errors, and some cases of childhood blindness. Many people with significant visual impairment benefit from vision rehabilitation, changes in their environment, and assistive devices.As of 2015, there were 940 million people with some degree of vision loss. 246 million had low vision and 39 million were blind. The majority of people with poor vision are in the developing world and are over the age of 50 years. Rates of visual impairment have decreased since the 1990s. Visual impairments have considerable economic costs both directly due to the cost of treatment and indirectly due to decreased ability to work.
ChatGPT
blindness
Blindness is a condition characterized by a loss or absence of the ability to perceive visual images, either completely or partially, due to physical or neurological impairment that affects one or both eyes. It can be congenital (present from birth) or acquired (due to disease, injury or aging). The degree of visual impairment can vary greatly, including low vision and total lack of sight.
Webster Dictionary
Blindnessnoun
state or condition of being blind, literally or figuratively
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Blindness
The inability to see or the loss or absence of perception of visual stimuli. This condition may be the result of EYE DISEASES; OPTIC NERVE DISEASES; OPTIC CHIASM diseases; or BRAIN DISEASES affecting the VISUAL PATHWAYS or OCCIPITAL LOBE.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of blindness in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of blindness in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of blindness in a Sentence
Blindness and error can change a life as surely as judgment and reason can.
This world probably sees me as broken and a so-so worthless rejected lifeless tree in a lost wasteland, looked at as many-many hopelessness’s, In God’s eyes, I am; appeared as this golden tree of life, only the ones free from blindness can see my true reality. -MillYentei D.Y.
I can't help but comment on the qualities that seem to be valued in administrators at the EPA: willful blindness, in this case to the pain and suffering of Flint residents; unremorseful for their role in causing this man-made disaster; and completely unrepentant.
The Court’s argument [Monday] showed that it is high time to return to the constitutional norm of color blindness.
He now has what is called corneal blindness because he’s 20/400 and has a corneal scar, but with corneal transplantation, he might have a better prognosis.
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- слепотаBulgarian
- অন্ধত্বBengali
- ceguesaCatalan, Valencian
- slepotaCzech
- BlindheitGerman
- τύφλωση, τυφλότηταGreek
- blindecoEsperanto
- cegueraSpanish
- pimedusEstonian
- نابیناییPersian
- sokeusFinnish
- cécitéFrench
- doilleScottish Gaelic
- cegueiraGalician
- עיוורוןHebrew
- vakságHungarian
- կուրությունArmenian
- kebutaanIndonesian
- cecitàItalian
- 盲目Japanese
- 장님Korean
- korahî, کوێری, korîKurdish
- blindhetNorwegian
- blindheidDutch
- ślepotaPolish
- cegueiraPortuguese
- слепотаRussian
- слепило, sljepoća, slepoća, сљепоћа, сљепило, slepilo, sljepilo, слепоћаSerbo-Croatian
- slepotaSlovene
- blindhetSwedish
- అంధత్వము, గుడ్డితనంTelugu
- körlükTurkish
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