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purblind

Pronunciation: /ˈpɜːblaɪnd/

The English word “purblind” has 10 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Of a person: having impaired vision; partially blind; dim-sighted.
  2. Of the eyes: unable to see well, especially due to old age; weak.
  3. Of a person: lacking in discernment or understanding; dim-witted, unintelligent.
  4. Of a place: poorly illuminated; dark, dim.
  5. Completely blind.
  6. Having one eye blind.
  7. Near-sighted, short-sighted; myopic.
  8. Far-sighted, long-sighted; hypermetropic.

noun

  1. A person who has impaired vision or is partially blind.

verb

  1. To cause (someone) to have impaired vision or become partially blind.

Etymology

The adjective is derived from Middle English purblind (“(adjective) completely blind; blind in one eye; near-sighted; (noun) near-sighted animal, specifically a hare”) [and other forms], possibly from pur, pure (“completely, entirely”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pewH- (“to be clean; pure”); influenced by pur- (prefix meaning ‘completely; forward; in advance’)) + blind (“sightless,…

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