blinding
[adjective]
Synonyms: damned, bleeding, blessed, blinking, blooming, confounded, dad-burned, doggone, execrable, infernal, utter, absolute, downright, gross, outright, rank, unmitigated

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English Thesaurus: bright, strong, brilliant, dazzling, blinding, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

blind‧ing /ˈblaɪndɪŋ/ adjective

1. [usually before noun] so bright or strong that you cannot see properly
blinding flash/light/glare etc
the desert with its strange twisted plants and its blinding light
blinding rain/snow/heat etc
I struggled back to the hut through blinding rain.

2. blinding headache a very bad headache

3. blinding realization/clarity/revelation etc a sudden realization, clear understanding, or new idea about something:
It was then that she realised, with blinding clarity, that she loved him.
Suddenly, I had a blinding flash of inspiration.

4. British English spoken informal very good and enjoyable:
It’s a blinding album.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

bright shining strongly:
The sunshine was very bright.
the bright light of the torch
strong very bright:
Photographs fade if they are exposed to strong sunlight.
brilliant extremely bright, especially in a way that seems good:
The garden was full of brilliant autumn sunshine.
dazzling a dazzling light is so bright that it hurts your eyes and you cannot look at it:
dazzling headlights
the dazzling reflection from the mirror
blinding a blinding light is very bright and makes you unable to see for a short time after you have looked at it:
There was a sudden blinding light, followed by the sound of a huge explosion.
harsh a harsh light is bright and unpleasant:
In the harsh light of the kitchen, she looked older than she was.
good if the light is good in a place where you are working, it is bright enough for you to see what you are doing:
The light wasn’t good enough to read.
light bright because there are big windows:
The dining room was light and airy.
well-lit bright because there are plenty of electric lights:
Try to park in a well-lit place.

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