Blind - Definition

adj 1: unable to see; "a person is blind to the extent that he
must devise alternative techniques to do efficiently
those things he would do with sight if he had normal
vision"--Kenneth Jernigan [syn: blind, unsighted]
[ant: sighted]
2: unable or unwilling to perceive or understand; "blind to a
lover's faults"; "blind to the consequences of their actions"
3: not based on reason or evidence; "blind hatred"; "blind
faith"; "unreasoning panic" [syn: blind, unreasoning]
n 1: people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a
group; "he spent hours reading to the blind"
2: a hiding place sometimes used by hunters (especially duck
hunters); "he waited impatiently in the blind"
3: a protective covering that keeps things out or hinders sight;
"they had just moved in and had not put up blinds yet" [syn:
blind, screen]
4: something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an
activity; "he wasn't sick--it was just a subterfuge"; "the
holding company was just a blind" [syn: subterfuge,
blind]
v 1: render unable to see
2: make blind by putting the eyes out; "The criminals were
punished and blinded"
3: make dim by comparison or conceal [syn: blind, dim]