Spanish word

invidente

Pronunciation

IPA/imbiˈðente/

Meaning

  • noun (m./f.)blind person

Example

Ofrecí mi asiento a una invidente en el autobús.

I offered my seat to a blind person on the bus.

Illustration for invidente (blind person)

More examples

Le ofrecí el brazo a un invidente para guiarle.

I offered my arm to a blind person to guide them.

Core concept

Person with little or no functional vision.

Common phrases

  • ofrecer ayuda a un invidente

    offer help to a blind person

  • cuidar a un invidente

    care for a blind person

Similar words

ciego: Person with almost no sight or complete blindness.
persona ciega: Person who is blind, polite term.
persona con discapacidad visual: Person with a visual disability, neutral and sensitive.
no vidente: Person without sight, colloquial.

Definition in Spanish

Persona que tiene pérdida total o parcial de la vista, desde el nacimiento o adquirida, que limita su capacidad de ver.

Word origin

The Spanish noun invidente derives from Latin in- 'not' plus videns 'seeing' via Medieval Latin invidentem, denoting someone who does not see.

Usage tips

  • Often used in formal, medical, and accessibility contexts to include both total and partial vision loss rather than as a casual description.

Other meanings

  • visually impaired personnoun

Opposites

  • videntesighted personnoun

Related words

  • videntesighted personnoun

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