Pronounced: suh-RAN, noun
Notes: Neat word (but I didn’t know it)
Yesterday’s word
The word purblind means
- partially blind
- lacking in understanding, insight, or vision
First usage
Our word came into English in the early 1300s
Background / Comments
I find the background to our word interesting: it is a combination of pure and blind — meaning completely blind. Over time, the sense shifted meaning to our meaning.
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