blind (bl nd)adj. blind·er, blind·est 1. a. Sightless. b. Having a maximal visual acuity of the better eye, after correction by refractive lenses, of one-tenth normal vision or less (20/200 or less on the Snellen test). c. Of, relating to, or for sightless persons. 2. a. Performed or made without the benefit of background information that might prejudice the outcome or result: blind taste tests used in marketing studies. b. Performed without preparation, experience, or knowledge: made a blind stab at answering the question. c. Performed by instruments and without the use of sight: blind navigation. 3. Unable or unwilling to perceive or understand: blind to a lover's faults. 4. Not based on reason or evidence; unquestioning: put blind faith in their leaders. 5. Slang Drunk. 6. Lacking reason or purpose: blind fate; blind choice. 7. a. Difficult to comprehend or see; illegible. b. Incompletely or illegibly addressed: blind mail. c. Hidden from sight: a blind seam. d. Screened from the view of oncoming motorists: a blind driveway. e. Secret or otherwise undisclosed: a blind item in a military budget. 8. Closed at one end: a blind socket; a blind passage. 9. Having no opening: a blind wall. 10. Botany Failing to produce flowers or fruits: a blind bud. n. 1. (used with a pl. verb) Blind people considered as a group. Used with the: a radio station for reading to the blind. 2. Something, such as a window shade or a Venetian blind, that hinders vision or shuts out light. 3. A shelter for concealing hunters or nature photographers. 4. Something intended to conceal the true nature, especially of an activity; a subterfuge. adv. 1. a. Without seeing; blindly. b. Without the aid of visual reference: flew blind through the fog. 2. Without forethought or provision; unawares: entered into the scheme blind. 3. Without significant information, especially that might affect an outcome or result: "When you read blind, you see everything but the author" (Margaret Atwood). 4. Informal Into a stupor: drank themselves blind. 5. Used as an intensive: Thieves in the bazaar robbed us blind. tr.v. blind·ed, blind·ing, blinds 1. To deprive of sight: was blinded in an industrial accident. 2. To dazzle: skiers temporarily blinded by sunlight on snow. 3. To deprive of perception or insight: prejudice that blinded them to the merits of the proposal. 4. To withhold light from: Thick shrubs blinded our downstairs windows. [Middle English, from Old English; see bhel-1 in Indo-European roots.] blind  ing·ly adv.blind ly adv.blind ness n. |
blinding [ˈblaɪndɪŋ]
n
1. (Engineering / Civil Engineering) sand or grit spread over a road surface to fill up cracks
2. (Engineering / Civil Engineering) the process of laying blinding
3. (Engineering / Civil Engineering) Also called mattress a layer of concrete made with little cement spread over soft ground to seal it so that reinforcement can be laid on it
adj
1. making one blind or as if blind blinding snow
2. most noticeable; brilliant or dazzling a blinding display of skill
blindingly adv
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Adj. | 1. | blinding - shining intensely; "the blazing sun"; "blinding headlights"; "dazzling snow"; "fulgent patterns of sunlight"; "the glaring sun" bright - emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts; "the sun was bright and hot"; "a bright sunlit room" |
blinding
adjective
1. bright, brilliant, intense, shining, glowing, blazing, dazzling, vivid, glaring, gleaming, beaming, effulgent, bedazzling the blinding lights of the delivery room
2. amazing, striking, surprising, stunning, impressive, astonishing, staggering, sensational (informal), breathtaking, wondrous (archaic or literary), jaw-dropping, gee-whizz (slang) waiting for a blinding revelation that never came
3. painful, agonizing, excruciating, hellish, gut-wrenching, grievous, torturous a quick, blinding agony that jumped along her spine
Translations
blinding [ˈblaɪndɪŋ] ADJ [light, glare] → cegador, deslumbrante
I've got a blinding headache → tengo un dolor de cabeza que no veo
I've got a blinding headache → tengo un dolor de cabeza que no veo
blinding [ˈblaɪndɪŋ] adj
(= dazzling) [light, flash, white] → aveuglant(e)
to realize sth with a blinding flash → prendre subitement conscience de qch
to realize sth with a blinding flash → prendre subitement conscience de qch
[pain] → fulgurant(e)
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