day blindness

noun

1. hemeralopia ( def ).

day blindness

noun

1. a nontechnical name for hemeralopia

Word History and Origins

Origin of day blindness¹

First recorded in 1825–35

Example Sentences

Physician," said Ursel, while a shuddering fit that affected his whole body testified his alarm at the alternative proposed—"one would imagine thine own profession might have taught thee, that no mere mortal man, unless predestined to be a glorified saint, could ever prefer darkness to the light of day; blindness itself to the enjoyment of the power of sight; the pangs of starving to competent sustenance, or the damps of a dungeon to the free air of God's creation.

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