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amaurosis
- /ˌæ.mɔˈɹoʊ.səs/ US
Where it comes from
Borrowed from New Latin amaurōsis, from Ancient Greek ἀμαύρωσις (amaúrōsis, “dimming, obscuring, amaurosis”), from ᾰ̓μαυρόω (ămauróō, “to grow dim”), from ἀμαυρός (amaurós, “dim”).
noun amauroses
- Any form of blindness that is accompanied by no obvious change to the eye; often the result of disease of the optic nerve. Leber's congenital amaurosis (LCA) is a group of inherited blinding diseases with onset during childhood.
- Blindness in a general or figurative sense. Today, we begin to end this amaurosis of ours.
Similar: drop serene, gutta serena
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noun
Similar: drop serene, gutta serena
Translations
Talk about this word "amaurosis." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/amaurosis. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. amaurosis. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/amaurosis "amaurosis." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/amaurosis.Cite this
@misc{amaurosis_2026,
title = {amaurosis},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/amaurosis},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
