Meanings
plural blindfolds
- figurativelysometimesAnything that obscures the vision.
- not comparableHaving the eyes covered so as to obscure vision
- not comparableThoughtless; reckless.
- not comparableWith the eyes covered so as to obscure vision.
They put all the bits of cake into a bonnet. Every one, blind-fold, draws out a portion.
1779, James Robertson, edited by John Sinclair, Statistical Account of Scotland, volume 11, page 6201 more example
The commuters from the suburbs come unencumbered with luggage, children and prams, and can almost be relied upon to find their way blindfold to their trains.
1962 April, J. N. Faulkner, “Summer Saturday at Waterloo”, in Modern Railways, page 258 - figurativelynot comparableBlindly; without due thought or caution.
present singular third person blindfolds · participle present blindfolding · participle past blindfolded · past blindfolded
- To obscure understanding or comprehension.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivewearing a blindfold
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Middle Englishblindfellen“to strike blind”
- Middle Englishblyndefolde
- Englishblindfold
From Middle English blyndefolde, blyndfuld, blynfold, blindfeld, blindfelt, yblynfeld, variants of y-blyndfalled, blyndfelled, etc. ("stricken blind, blindfolded"), past participle of Middle English blindfellen (“to strike blind”), from blind (“to blind”) and fellen (“to fell”), equivalent to blind + felled. Later influenced by the unrelated verb fold.
More words from Middle English
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic غَمَّى
- غَمَّى (ḡammā)To cover the eyes, in order to make someone unable to see
Bulgarian превръзка за очите, завързвам очите на
- превръзка за очите (prevrăzka za očite)a covering, usually a bandage, for the eyes
- завързвам очите на (zavărzvam očite na)To cover the eyes, in order to make someone unable to see
Catalan bena
- benaa covering, usually a bandage, for the eyes
Chinese Mandarin 眼罩
- 眼罩 (yǎnzhào)a covering, usually a bandage, for the eyes
Danish bind for øjnene
- bind for øjnenea covering, usually a bandage, for the eyes
Dutch blinddoek
- blinddoeka covering, usually a bandage, for the eyes
Esperanto okulkovro
- okulkovroa covering, usually a bandage, for the eyes
Finnish silmäside, sokkoliina
- silmäsidea covering, usually a bandage, for the eyes
- sokkoliinaa covering, usually a bandage, for the eyes
- sitoa silmätTo cover the eyes, in order to make someone unable to see
French bandeau (sur les yeux), voile
- bandeau (sur les yeux)a covering, usually a bandage, for the eyes
- voilesomething that obscures vision (literally or metaphorically)
- bandeausomething that obscures vision (literally or metaphorically)
- bander les yeuxTo cover the eyes, in order to make someone unable to see
German Augenbinde, die Augen verbinden
- Augenbindea covering, usually a bandage, for the eyes
- die Augen verbindenTo cover the eyes, in order to make someone unable to see
- blind machenTo obscure understanding or comprehension
Indonesian penutup mata
- penutup mataa covering, usually a bandage, for the eyes
Italian benda, bendaggio
- bendaa covering, usually a bandage, for the eyes
- bendaggioa covering, usually a bandage, for the eyes
- bendaturaa covering, usually a bandage, for the eyes
- bendaggiosomething that obscures vision (literally or metaphorically)
- bendaturasomething that obscures vision (literally or metaphorically)
- bendare gli occhiTo cover the eyes, in order to make someone unable to see
Japanese アイマスク, 目隠し
- アイマスク (aimasuku)a covering, usually a bandage, for the eyes
- 目隠し (mekakushi)a covering, usually a bandage, for the eyes
Korean 안대, 눈가리개
- 안대 (andae)a covering, usually a bandage, for the eyes
- 눈가리개 (nun'garigae)a covering, usually a bandage, for the eyes
Portuguese venda, venda
- vendaa covering, usually a bandage, for the eyes
- vendasomething that obscures vision (literally or metaphorically)
- vendarTo cover the eyes, in order to make someone unable to see
- vendarTo obscure understanding or comprehension
Russian повя́зка на глаза́, повя́зка
- повя́зка на глаза́ (povjázka na glazá)a covering, usually a bandage, for the eyes
- повя́зка (povjázka)a covering, usually a bandage, for the eyes
- шоры (šory)something that obscures vision (literally or metaphorically)
- завя́зывать глаза́ (zavjázyvatʹ glazá)To cover the eyes, in order to make someone unable to see
Spanish venda ocular, antifaz
- venda oculara covering, usually a bandage, for the eyes
- antifaza covering, usually a bandage, for the eyes
- vendarTo cover the eyes, in order to make someone unable to see
- vendarTo obscure understanding or comprehension
Swedish ögonbindel, binda för ögonen på
- ögonbindela covering, usually a bandage, for the eyes
- binda för ögonen påTo cover the eyes, in order to make someone unable to see
- förblindaTo obscure understanding or comprehension
Tagalog piring
- piringa covering, usually a bandage, for the eyes
Turkish gözleri bağlamak
- gözleri bağlamakTo cover the eyes, in order to make someone unable to see
Ukrainian пов'я́зка на очі
- пов'я́зка на очі (povʺjázka na oči)a covering, usually a bandage, for the eyes
Welsh mwgwd
- mwgwda covering, usually a bandage, for the eyes
Cite this entry
blindfold. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blindfold
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