aveugle

== French == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle French aveugle from Old French avogle, from Late Latin ab oculīs (“without eyes”, literally “away from the eyes”), possibly a calque of Ancient Greek ἀπὸ ὀμμάτων (apò ommátōn) or more likely from Gaulish exops. The current French form is either an exception to the normal sound shift from Latin '-cl-' or a semi-learned formation; compare the dialectal and popular aveuil (older aveule, avule); see also œil. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.vœɡl/ Homophones: aveuglent, aveugles Hyphenation: a‧veugle === Adjective === aveugle (plural aveugles) blind (physically unable to see) une personne aveugle ― a blind person (figuratively) blind (having poor judgement; unable or unwilling to acknowledge, or to put any effort toward understanding) (figuratively) blind, unquestioning (unguided or unchecked by objective judgement) amour aveugle ― blind love foi aveugle ― blind faith ==== Derived terms ==== === Noun === aveugle m or f by sense (plural aveugles) a blind man or woman ==== Synonyms ==== amblyope non-voyant (PC) malvoyant (PC) miro (familiar) ==== Derived terms ==== === Verb === aveugle inflection of aveugler: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive second-person singular imperative === See also === cécité === Further reading === Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002), “ab oculis”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume 24: Refonte A–Aorte, pages 35–37 “aveugle”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012