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Meaning of "blindfolded" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BLINDFOLDED

blindfolded  [ˈblaɪndfəʊldɪd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BLINDFOLDED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Blindfolded is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES BLINDFOLDED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

blindfolded

Blindfold

A blindfold is a garment, usually of cloth, tied to one's head to cover the eyes to disable the wearer's sight. It can be worn when the eyes are in a closed state and thus prevents the wearer from opening them. While a properly fitted blindfold prevents sight even if the eyes are open, a poorly made or trick blindfold may let the wearer see around or even through the blindfold.

Definition of blindfolded in the English dictionary

The definition of blindfolded in the dictionary is wearing a blindfold.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BLINDFOLDED


added
ˈædɪd
decided
dɪˈsaɪdɪd
did
dɪd
divided
dɪˈvaɪdɪd
embedded
ɪmˈbɛdɪd
estrildid
eˈstrɪldɪd
extended
ɪkˈstɛndɪd
included
ɪnˈkluːdɪd
intended
ɪnˈtɛndɪd
loaded
ˈləʊdɪd
provided
prəˈvaɪdɪd
recommended
ˌrɛkəˈmɛndɪd
recorded
rɪˈkɔːdɪd
studied
ˈstʌdɪd
uncuckolded
ʌnˈkʌkəldɪd
ungelded
ʌnˈɡeldɪd
unheralded
ʌnˈhɛrəldɪd
unshielded
ʌnˈʃiːldɪd
unwelded
ʌnˈweldɪd
worlded
ˈwɜːldɪd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BLINDFOLDED

blind summit
blind test
blind trust
blind-side
blind-stitch
blindage
blinder
blinders
blindfish
blindfold
Blindheim
blinding
blindingly
blindless
blindly
blindness
blindside
blindsight
blindstorey
blindstories

WORDS THAT END LIKE BLINDFOLDED

beaded
blended
bonded
branded
coded
crowded
faded
guided
headed
hooded
landed
minded
padded
pretended
red-headed
rounded
stranded
studded
to be able to do sth blindfolded
wounded

Synonyms and antonyms of blindfolded in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «blindfolded» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BLINDFOLDED

Find out the translation of blindfolded to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of blindfolded from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «blindfolded» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

蒙住眼睛
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

con los ojos vendados
570 millions of speakers

English

blindfolded
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

आंखों पर पट्टी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

معصوب العينين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

с завязанными глазами
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

de olhos vendados
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

চোখ বেঁধে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

les yeux bandés
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ditutup mata
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

mit verbundenen Augen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

目隠し
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

눈을 가리고
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ditutupi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bịt mắt
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கட்டப்பட்டிருந்தன
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

डोळ्यांनी युक्त
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

gözü bağlı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

bendato
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

z zawiązanymi oczami
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

з зав´язаними очима
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

legat la ochi
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

δεμένα τα μάτια
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

geblinddoek
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ögonbindel
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

bind for øynene
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of blindfolded

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BLINDFOLDED»

The term «blindfolded» is very widely used and occupies the 23.293 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BLINDFOLDED» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about blindfolded

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3 QUOTES WITH «BLINDFOLDED»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word blindfolded.
1
Steve Albini
Know what you're trying to do before you do it. Turning knobs at random isn't enlightening any more than throwing paint at a wall blindfolded will let you paint a nice picture.
2
Gordon Ramsay
I train my chefs completely different to anyone else. My young girls and guys, when they come to the kitchen, the first thing they get is a blindfold. They get blindfolded and they get sat down at the chef's table... Unless they can identify what they're tasting, they don't get to cook it.
3
David M. Shoup
To lack intelligence is to be in the ring blindfolded.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BLINDFOLDED»

Discover the use of blindfolded in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to blindfolded and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Upside-Down and Blindfolded
In this book Dan Pukstas, a blind professor, answers this question by providing a series of humorous and insightful perspectives about the places and people he encountered.
Daniel J. Pukstas, 2009
2
Blindfolded Innocence
Alessandra Torre. taken the aisle seat and his enormous frame made the spacious seat look tiny. It was impossible to ignore the energy he radi- ated, and I became suddenly nervous about the upcoming trip and how it would go. There would ...
Alessandra Torre, 2014
3
Blindfolded: An Episodic Account of America's First Golfing ...
Proceeding from facts known of the player in question, as well as his clan, this historical novel conjectures several major unreported melodramas that engulfed that family of immigrant Scots - beyond the trials of its central character.
R.N.A. Smith, 2013
4
Gestapo USA: when justice was blindfolded
This book is a relentless effort by a former military officer and member of the Apollo team to restore historical truth.
William E. Winterstein, 2002
5
Conrad's Narratives of Difference: Not Exactly Tales for Boys
... been drawn to its paradoxical imagery as perhaps to few other word portraits in Conrad's writings. In their efforts to trace the painting's symbolic resonances, critics variously have seen the blindfolded, torch-bearing figure as a symbol for ...
Lissa Schneider, 2003
6
Land of the Blindfolded 7
Outsuka Kanade, a teen seer, can see the future, but she is often undecided whether or not to interfere, unlike her fellow seer, Arou, who refuses to get involved in the lives of those whose past he can see.
Sakura Tsukuba, Sheldon Drzka, 2006
7
The Construction of Cognitive Maps
Cicinelli (1989), in a historical review, reports on the studies by Schaeffer (1928), who observed blindfolded travelers walk, run, swim, row, and drive automobiles. Building on his earlier research with animals and simpler life forms such as ...
Juval Portugali, 1996
8
Blindfolded
Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
HardPress, Walcott Earle Ashley 1859-1931, 2013
9
Right Hand, Left Hand: The Origins of Asymmetry in Brains, ...
Two fishermen on an island 1, trying to row in fog to 2. d, A blindfolded swimmer in a lake, e, A blindfolded car driver on a Kansas plain. The tendency of the amphetamine-dosed rats to turn in circles may be related to a phenomenon in ...
Chris McManus, 2004
10
The Long-term Care Legal Desk Reference: Understanding and ...
Lady Justice is the name given to the representation of justice in which a blindfolded woman is holding a set of scales. The origin of this figure goes back to the ancient Egyptians, at which time she assisted in meting out justice in the judgment ...
Barbara Acello, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BLINDFOLDED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term blindfolded is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Space Cowboy's got guts and he lets you hear them at the Laya …
He's an extreme performance artist, which means he spends his days juggling chainsaws while blindfolded, eating broken glass and smashing ... «Irish Examiner, Jul 15»
2
Just like that- second world record for speedy comedian
Mr Greenaway said: “I had to choose which tricks I could do the quickest and because I had to do it blindfolded, I had to practice quite a lot.”. «Dorset Echo, Jul 15»
3
Prostitute's murder fuels AG's fight vs. online sex ads
Police said they found the alleged victim blindfolded and handcuffed to a bed in his house. Authorities said the bondage was consensual and ... «Boston Herald, Jul 15»
4
Vision marathon to support the cause of blind
PUNE: If you thought running a marathon was difficult, imagine doing it blindfolded...run a few kms with a companion as a guide, trusting his/her ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
5
The email that saved Mary Jane
She had planned to wear white clothes to represent her innocence, and not be blindfolded, so she could look into the executioner's eyes. «NEWS.com.au, Jul 15»
6
Teaching My Girls To Be Tough Cookies
When we moved to Alpine, I arrived blindfolded, not knowing anyone in the neighborhood. CC and I were both born and raised in California so ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
7
Jennifer Lawrence And Coldplay's Chris Martin Spend 4th Of July …
You'll be blindfolded and picked up by seven ex-Navy SEALs.' So they kidnapped me, hit me over the head, and sprayed me with Mace. «Design & Trend, Jul 15»
8
20 Things Fans Of Pretty Little Liars Will Understand
But the main question is, 'WHO IS A?' Working out who A is, is harder than writing your dissertation, blindfolded, without Wikipedia whilst being ... «WhatCulture, Jul 15»
9
Honoring storytellers who 'wrote their hearts out'
“They eared that horse down and blindfolded him,” Evans said. “And old Boggs – that's the only name I ever knew him by – got on him and just ... «Albuquerque Journal, Jul 15»
10
Why Greek Youth Voted 'No'
"I voted no because I would rather walk blindfolded toward the unknown than vote 'yes' and walk toward what I know is disaster," said ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Blindfolded [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/blindfolded>. Apr 2024 ».
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