# blindness

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈblaɪndnəs/ · frequency rank #16,183

## Definitions
1. The condition of being blind; unable to see.
2. Want of intellectual or moral discernment; mental darkness; ignorance, heedlessness.
3. concealment

## Etymology
From Middle English blyndnes, blyndnesse, from Old English blindnes (“blindness”), equivalent to blind + -ness.

## Easily confused with
- **blinders** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blinders-vs-blindness)

## Common misspellings (13)
`bblindness`, `bilndness`, `blidnness`, `blinddness`, `blindenss`, `blindnes`, `blindnness`, `blindnses`, `blinndess`, `blinndness`, `bllindness`, `blnidness`, `lbindness`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/blindness