Phrase guide

blind date

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A date (romantic meeting) between two people who have never met before.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a date with a stranger

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • she never goes on blind dates

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: date, appointment, engagement

3

noun

Meaning 3

a participant in a blind date (someone you meet for the first time when you have a date with them)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: date, escort

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

25 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: cita a cegues — romantic meeting between two people who have never met before
  • Chinese Mandarin: 相親 /相亲 (xiāngqīn) — romantic meeting between two people who have never met before
  • Dutch: blind date — romantic meeting between two people who have never met before
  • Finnish: sokkotreffit — romantic meeting between two people who have never met before
  • French: rencontre à l'aveugle — romantic meeting between two people who have never met before
  • French: rendez-vous surprise — romantic meeting between two people who have never met before
  • French: rendez-vous à l’aveugle — romantic meeting between two people who have never met before
  • German: Blind Date — romantic meeting between two people who have never met before
  • Indonesian: kencan buta — romantic meeting between two people who have never met before
  • Italian: appuntamento al buio — romantic meeting between two people who have never met before
  • Japanese: ブラインドデート (buraindo dēto) — romantic meeting between two people who have never met before
  • Japanese: お見合い (o-miai) — romantic meeting between two people who have never met before
  • Korean: 미팅 (miting) — romantic meeting between two people who have never met before
  • Korean: 맞선 (matseon) — romantic meeting between two people who have never met before
  • Korean: 소개팅 (sogaeting) — romantic meeting between two people who have never met before
  • Polish: randka w ciemno — romantic meeting between two people who have never met before
  • Portuguese: encontro às cegas — romantic meeting between two people who have never met before
  • Russian: свида́ние вслепу́ю (svidánije vslepúju) — romantic meeting between two people who have never met before
  • Russian: смотри́ны (smotríny) — romantic meeting between two people who have never met before
  • Spanish: cita a ciegas — romantic meeting between two people who have never met before
  • Swedish: blindträff — romantic meeting between two people who have never met before
  • Tagalog: sitang ligaw — romantic meeting between two people who have never met before
  • Turkish: kör randevu — romantic meeting between two people who have never met before
  • Ukrainian: поба́чення нао́сліп (pobáčennja naóslip) — romantic meeting between two people who have never met before
  • Vietnamese: dạm ngõ — romantic meeting between two people who have never met before