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hemeralopia

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

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  • hĕm′ər-ə-lō′pē-ə
  • General-American: /ˌhɛm.əɹ.əˈloʊ.pi.ə/

1

noun

Meaning 1

The inability to see clearly in bright light; day blindness.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: medicine, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Night blindness.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic

Topics: medicine, sciences

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

inability to see clearly in bright light

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: day blindness

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: visual impairment, visual defect, vision defect, visual disorder

History

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin hēmeralōpia, from Ancient Greek ἡμεραλωπία (hēmeralōpía). From ἡμέρα (hēmérā, “day”), ἀλαός (alaos, “blind”), and ὄψ (ops, “eye”).