Latvian

Noun

aklums m (1st declension)

1. blindness (the lack of vision, of the capacity to see)

   iedzimts aklums‎ ― congenital blindness

   draud aklums‎ ― (there is) risk of blindness

   krāsu aklums‎ ― color blindness (i.e., incapacity to differentiate colors)

   vistas aklums‎ ― chicken blindness (i.e., visual impairment that produces reduced vision at dusk or at night)

   sniegas aklums‎ ― snow blindness (i.e., temporary blindness caused by bright sunlight reflected on snow)

   ar savu aklumu Jānītis sen jau apradis, viņš ar spieķīti nekļūdīgi atrod ceļu, apiedams visas grambas un akmeņus‎ ― Jānītis had gotten used to his blindness long ago, he could find the way unmistakably with his stick, bypassing all the ruts and stones

2. (figuratively) blindness (incapacity to understand, o evaluate correctly)

   garīgs aklums‎ ― spiritual blindness

   politisks aklums‎ ― political blindness

   varbūt es redzu visu pārāk tumši, bet no pašpārliecības ir tikai viens solis līdz aklumam‎ ― maybe I see everything too darkly, but self-confidence is only one step away from blindness

Declension

Synonyms

• aklība
• neredzīgums, neredzība
• vājredzīgums, vājredzība

Antonyms

• redzīgums