Standard Lemma guide

snow-blind

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

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Affected by snow blindness; temporarily blinded by light reflected off snow.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

temporarily blinded by exposure to light reflected from snow or ice

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: snow-blinded

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

affect with snow blindness

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the glare of the sun snow-blinded her

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: blind

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Danish: sneblind — blinded by abundance of reflected light
  • Dutch: sneeuwblind — blinded by abundance of reflected light
  • Finnish: lumisokea — blinded by abundance of reflected light
  • German: schneeblind — blinded by abundance of reflected light
  • Icelandic: snjóblindur — blinded by abundance of reflected light
  • Norwegian Bokmål: snøblind — blinded by abundance of reflected light
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: snøblind — blinded by abundance of reflected light
  • Persian: برف کور — blinded by abundance of reflected light
  • Swedish: snöblind — blinded by abundance of reflected light