night blindness

1. 1.

   inability to see clearly in dim light; due to a deficiency of vitamin A or to a retinal disorder

   Synonymsnyctalopiamoon blindness

   Broadervisual impairmentavitaminosis

Questions about night blindness

What does night blindness mean?

night blindness means "inability to see clearly in dim light; due to a deficiency of vitamin A or to a retinal disorder".

What is another word for night blindness?

Close synonyms include nyctalopia, moon blindness. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.