night blindness
a condition of the eyes in which vision is normal in daylight but abnormally poor at night or in a dim light; nyctalopia.
Origin of night blindness
1Other words from night blindness
- nightblind, adjective
Words Nearby night blindness
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024
How to use night blindness in a sentence
My comparative night-blindness is the only significant way in which I really differ from a native Wolfan.
The Door Through Space | Marion Zimmer BradleyOther pedigrees of this male-limited night-blindness are on record.
They emphasize the occurrence of night-blindness as an early and frequent symptom.
Scurvy Past and Present | Alfred Fabian HessSynonymous with the Kufie.Nyctalopia, or night-blindness, 332.
An Account of Timbuctoo and Housa Territories in the Interior of Africa | Abd Salam ShabeenyHe could mimic Albano's writing and voice; he knew of Linda's night-blindness.
The World's Greatest Books, Vol VII | Various
British Dictionary definitions for night blindness
pathol a nontechnical term for nyctalopia
Derived forms of night blindness
- nightblind, adjective
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Browse