"blindness" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈblaɪndnɪs/ Audio: en-us-blindness.ogg [US] Forms: blindness [singular], blindnesses [plural]
Etymology: blind + -ness Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|blind|ness}} blind + -ness Head templates: {{noun|blindness|blindnesses}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Blindness is the condition of being unable to see.
    Sense id: simple-blindness-en-noun--dtA9Dbs
  2. Blindness is a lack of awareness or understanding.
    Sense id: simple-blindness-en-noun-g4qnlIQ2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -ness
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