cecità
/t͡ʃe.t͡ʃiˈta/feminine
The English word blindness is cecità in Italian.
cecità is a noun used to describe the condition of being blind. For common idioms, you might encounter Essere cieco come una talpa, which means to be blind as a mole or the colloquial expression Non ci vede un'acca to say that someone can't see a thing.
Meaning: condition of being blind (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
The word is pronounced /tʃe.tʃiˈta/. It has 3 syllables, with the stress on the 3rd syllable.
Did you know?
- The word cecità shares a root with the English word 'caecum', the pouch-like beginning of the large intestine, which was named 'blind' because it is a dead-end street for food.
- The Italian expression non ci vede un'acca uses 'acca', which is the name of the letter 'H', to mean 'not even a little bit'.
- In Italian, the adjective 'cieco' (blind) is often used metaphorically to describe someone who is acting without logic or reason, rather than just lacking sight.
Examples in context
- Questa malattia causa la cecità.This disease causes blindness.This sentence is useful for showing how a disease can cause cecità.Tatoeba #5351128 by Guybrush88, translation #680483 by Source_VOA
- Mangiare carote può aiutare a curare la cecità notturna.Eating carrots can help cure night blindness.This sentence illustrates the use of the term in the context of night cecità.Tatoeba #13765778 by Guybrush88, translation #12080285 by FishlandicFishy
- Marco è non vedente ma riesce ad adattarsi con l'ausilio di tecnologie speciali.Marco is visually impaired but manages to adapt with the help of special technologies.
- Non so come ha fatto, ma è riuscito ad attraversare la strada, non vede un'acca!I don't know how he did it, but he managed to cross the street, he can't see a thing!
- La cecità totale è un problema difficile da gestire.Total blindness is a difficult problem to manage.
Example conversation
Two friends are discussing a documentary about visual impairments.
- FrancescoIl documentario parlava della cecità precoce.The documentary talked about early blindness.
- SofiaSì, è stata una storia molto toccante.Yes, it was a very touching story.
- FrancescoHai ragione, Sofia, mi ha colpito molto.You're right, Sofia, it really struck me.
- SofiaAnch'io, Francesco, è stato davvero emozionante.Me too, Francesco, it was truly moving.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “blindness” translations and entries cecità, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
