blind ‧ ing /ˈblaɪndɪŋ/ BrE AmE 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.
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THESAURUS
■ a bright light
▪ bright shining strongly:
The sunshine was very bright.
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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
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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.