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blinkerdom

blinkerdom noun: narrow-mindedness; hostility to non-traditional ideas; inability to see beyond the obvious, usual or familiar.

Noun

blinkerdom (uncountable)

  1. (rare) Narrow-mindedness; hostility to non-traditional ideas; inability to see beyond the obvious, usual or familiar.
    • in place of someone objective to blend the impressions of the ear with those of the eye, one has the domination of the musician, the professional expert, with the inevitable blinkerdom that specialisation brings.1954, Drama : the quarterly theatre review, Issues 32-43

Origin of blinkerdom

From blinker + -dom.

Questions about blinkerdom

What does blinkerdom mean?
Blinkerdom means narrow-mindedness; hostility to non-traditional ideas; inability to see beyond the obvious, usual or familiar.
What part of speech is blinkerdom?
Blinkerdom is a noun.

Words near blinkerdom in the dictionary

  1. blinkenlight
  2. blinkenlights
  3. Blinkens
  4. blinker
  5. blinker fluid
  6. blinkerdom
  7. blinkered
  8. blinkering
  9. blinkers
  10. blinkest
  11. blinketh

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