[Elamur Dictionary](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/blindness/) [dictionaries](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [English](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/) / [B](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/b/) / blindness # blindness noun (blindness — uncountable) «blindness» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova. ## Everyday 1. Blindness is being unable to see, either completely or almost completely. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blindness/#m1) 2. Blindness to something means not noticing or not understanding it: «his blindness to his own mistakes». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blindness/#m2) 3. Colour blindness is when someone cannot tell some colours apart, often red and green. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blindness/#m3) ### In the lessons In science and health lessons, eyes need light to see; blindness can be from birth, illness or injury. Blind people may use a white cane, a guide dog and Braille (raised dots read with fingers). Inclusion lessons teach kind, respectful behaviour: offer help, ask first, do not pat a working guide dog. Phrases: «colour blindness», «snow blindness», «night blindness». ### Examples - Blindness can be caused by illness or injury. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blindness/#x1) - Helen Keller lived with blindness and deafness. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blindness/#x2) - Braille helps people with blindness to read. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blindness/#x3) - Colour blindness is more common in boys. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blindness/#x4) - Snow blindness happens when bright sun reflects off snow. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blindness/#x5) - Guide dogs help people with blindness to move safely. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blindness/#x6) - Sunglasses protect your eyes from damage that can lead to blindness. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blindness/#x7) - His blindness to danger worried his mum. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blindness/#x8) - “‘What is the cure for your blindness?’ [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blindness/#x9) ### Note Uncountable. Adjective: blind; adverb: blindly. Polite language: «a blind person», «a person who is blind» or «visually impaired». Safety: never look straight at the Sun, even during an eclipse — it can damage your eyes. ## In Jewish tradition Interpretation: The Torah names blindness as a curse for disobedience and as a blemish that makes an animal unfit for sacrifice. In Sodom it is a sudden dazzling sent by angels. In the primary lessons: In science and health lessons, eyes need light to see; blindness can be from birth, illness or injury. Blind people may use a white cane, a guide dog and Braille (raised dots read with fingers). Inclusion lessons teach kind, respectful behaviour: offer help, ask first, do not pat a working guide dog. Phrases: «colour blindness», «snow blindness», «night blindness». ### Examples - The LORD will smite thee with madness, and with blindness, and with astonishment of heart. (Torah DEU.28.28, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/blindness/#x1) - And if there be any blemish therein, lameness, or blindness, any ill blemish whatsoever, thou shalt not sacrifice it unto the LORD thy God. (Torah DEU.15.21, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/blindness/#x2) - And they smote the men that were at the door of the house with blindness, both small and great; so that they wearied themselves to find the door. (Torah GEN.19.11, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/blindness/#x3) - And when they came down to him, Elisha prayed unto the LORD, and said: 'Smite this people, I pray Thee, with blindness.' And He smote them with blindness according to the word of Elisha. (Prophets 2KI.6.18, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/blindness/#x4) - In that day, saith the LORD, I will smite every horse with bewilderment, and his rider with madness; and I will open Mine eyes upon the house of Judah, and will smite every horse of the peoples with blindness. (Prophets ZEC.12.4, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/blindness/#x5) ### Note Uncountable. Adjective: blind; adverb: blindly. Polite language: «a blind person», «a person who is blind» or «visually impaired». Safety: never look straight at the Sun, even during an eclipse — it can damage your eyes. ## On Mova - [Trees and pragmatics of «blindness» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blindness/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames. - [«blindness» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/blindness.html) on Mova free. - [Trees and pragmatics of «blindness» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/blindness/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames. - [«blindness» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/blindness.html) on Mova free.