color blindness
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color blindness
- /ˈkʌl.ɚ.blaɪnd.nəs/ US
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From color blind + -ness or color + blindness.
noun color blindnesses · color-blindness · colorblindness · colour blindness · colour-blindness · colourblindness
- Any of several medical conditions in which the physical ability to see colors is impaired, especially achromatopsia or Daltonism.
- An indifference to a person's skin color or race. Despite the fact that race is embedded in American social life, "color blindness" has recently emerged as the dominant ideology of race.
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noun condition in which the ability to see colors is impaired
| Español | daltonismo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 색맹 saengmaeng |
| 日本語 | 色盲 shikimō, 色覚異常 shikikaku ijō, 色弱 shikijaku |
| 中文 | 色盲 sèmáng |
| हिन्दी | वर्णान्धता varṇāndhatā |
| Português | daltonismo |
| Français | daltonisme |
| Deutsch | Farbenblindheit |
| Italiano | daltonismo |
| Ελληνικά | αχρωματοψία achromatopsía |
| Română | daltonism, cecitate cromatică |
| Русский | дальтони́зм dalʹtonízm, цветовая слепота cvetovaja slepota |
| العربية | عمى الألوان ʕaman al-ʔalwāna |
| עברית | עִוָּרוֹן צְבָעִים ivarón ts'va'ím |
Talk about this word "color blindness." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/color%20blindness. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026. color blindness. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/color%20blindness "color blindness." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/color%20blindness.Cite this
@misc{color_blindness_2026,
title = {color blindness},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/color%20blindness},
urldate = {2026-11-07}
}
