Phrase guide

love is blind

proverb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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proverb

Meaning 1

A person who is in love can see no faults or imperfections in the person whom they love.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

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Across languages

Translations

24 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Burmese: အချစ်မှာ မျက်စိမရှိ (a.hkyachma myakci.ma.hri.) — proverb
  • Chinese Mandarin: 愛是盲目的 /爱是盲目的 (ài shì mángmù de) — proverb
  • Danish: kærlighed gør blind — proverb
  • Dutch: liefde is blind — proverb
  • Esperanto: amo estas blinda — proverb
  • Finnish: rakkaus on sokea — proverb
  • French: l’amour est aveugle — proverb
  • German: Liebe macht blind — proverb
  • Indonesian: cinta itu buta — proverb
  • Irish: folaíonn grá gráin — proverb
  • Italian: l'amore è cieco — proverb
  • Japanese: あばたもえくぼ (abata mo ekubo) — proverb
  • Korean: 사랑을 하면 눈이 먼다 (sarang'eul hamyeon nuni meonda) — proverb
  • Norwegian Bokmål: kjærlighet gjør blind — proverb
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kjærleik gjer blind — proverb
  • Polish: miłość jest ślepa — proverb
  • Portuguese: o amor é cego — proverb
  • Romanian: iubirea este oarbă — proverb
  • Russian: любо́вь слепа́ (ljubóvʹ slepá) — proverb
  • Spanish: el amor es ciego — proverb
  • Tamil: காதலுக்குக் கண் இல்லை (kātalukkuk kaṇ illai) — proverb
  • Thai: ความรักทําให้คนตาบอด (kwaam rák tam hâi kon dtaa bòt) — proverb
  • Turkish: aşkın gözü kördür — proverb
  • Vietnamese: tình yêu là mù quáng — proverb