Meanings
nounnight blindness (countable and uncountable, plural night blindnesses)
plural night blindnesses
- countableuncountableThe optic condition nyctalopia, the inability to see clearly in faint light, as at night.
Synonyms: moon blindness
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe optic condition nyctalopia, the inability to see clearly in faint light, as at night.
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nouninability to see clearly in dim light; due to a deficiency of vitamin A or to a retinal disorder
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Translations
Bulgarian кокоша слепота
- кокоша слепота (kokoša slepota)nyctalopia; the inability to see clearly in faint light
Catalan hemeralopia
- hemeralopianyctalopia; the inability to see clearly in faint light
Chinese Mandarin 夜盲
- 夜盲 (yèmáng)nyctalopia; the inability to see clearly in faint light
Czech šeroslepost
- šeroslepostnyctalopia; the inability to see clearly in faint light
Dutch nachtblindheid
- nachtblindheidnyctalopia; the inability to see clearly in faint light
Estonian kanapimedus
- kanapimedusnyctalopia; the inability to see clearly in faint light
Finnish hämäräsokeus
- hämäräsokeusnyctalopia; the inability to see clearly in faint light
French héméralopie, cécité nocturne
- héméralopienyctalopia; the inability to see clearly in faint light
- cécité nocturnenyctalopia; the inability to see clearly in faint light
German Nachtblindheit
- Nachtblindheitnyctalopia; the inability to see clearly in faint light
Hindi रतौंधी
- रतौंधी (rataundhī)nyctalopia; the inability to see clearly in faint light
Hungarian farkasvakság, éjszakai vakság
- farkasvakságnyctalopia; the inability to see clearly in faint light
- éjszakai vakságnyctalopia; the inability to see clearly in faint light
Indonesian buta senja, buta ayam
- buta senjanyctalopia; the inability to see clearly in faint light
- buta ayamnyctalopia; the inability to see clearly in faint light
Irish daille oíche
- daille oíchenyctalopia; the inability to see clearly in faint light
Italian emeralopia
- emeralopianyctalopia; the inability to see clearly in faint light
Korean 야맹증
- 야맹증 (yamaengjeung)nyctalopia; the inability to see clearly in faint light
Malay bilar, rabun ayam
- bilarnyctalopia; the inability to see clearly in faint light
- rabun ayamnyctalopia; the inability to see clearly in faint light
Portuguese cegueira noturna
- cegueira noturnanyctalopia; the inability to see clearly in faint light
Romanian nictalopie, cecitate nocturnă
- nictalopienyctalopia; the inability to see clearly in faint light
- cecitate nocturnănyctalopia; the inability to see clearly in faint light
Russian кури́ная слепота́, никтало́пия
- кури́ная слепота́ (kurínaja slepotá)nyctalopia; the inability to see clearly in faint light
- никтало́пия (niktalópija)nyctalopia; the inability to see clearly in faint light
Spanish ceguera nocturna, hemeralopía
- ceguera nocturnanyctalopia; the inability to see clearly in faint light
- hemeralopíanyctalopia; the inability to see clearly in faint light
Swedish nattblindhet
- nattblindhetnyctalopia; the inability to see clearly in faint light
Tamil மாலைக்கண்
- மாலைக்கண் (mālaikkaṇ)nyctalopia; the inability to see clearly in faint light
Turkish tavukkarası, gece körlüğü
- tavukkarasınyctalopia; the inability to see clearly in faint light
- gece körlüğünyctalopia; the inability to see clearly in faint light
Vietnamese quáng gà
- quáng gànyctalopia; the inability to see clearly in faint light
Cite this entry
APA
night blindness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/night%20blindness
MLA
“night blindness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/night%20blindness. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “night blindness,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/night%20blindness.
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