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color blindness en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (General-American) audio
• /ˈkʌl.ɚ.blaɪnd.nəs/ (General-American)

Etymology

From color blind + -ness or color + blindness.

Meanings

1. (US, countable, uncountable) Any of several medical conditions in which the physical ability to see colors is impaired, especially achromatopsia or Daltonism.
2. (US, countable, figuratively, uncountable) 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. 2003, Kimberly L. Ebert, "Demystifying Color-Blind Ideology", in C. Herring et al., Skin Deep: How Race and Complexion Matter in the "Color-Blind" Era, p. 1985

Forms

Deriveds

red-green color blindness

Relateds

Daltonism

Translations (87)

eu daltonismo (condition in which the ability to see colors is impaired) · el αχρωματοψία (condition in which the ability to see colors is impaired) · fo litblindi (condition in which the ability to see colors is impaired) · or ବର୍ଣ୍ଣାନ୍ଧତା (condition in which the ability to see colors is impaired) · nl kleurenblindheid (condition in which the ability to see colors is impaired) · mk бојно слепило (condition in which the ability to see colors is impaired) · nl kleurenblindheid (indifference to a person's skin color or race) · nl daltonisme (condition in which the ability to see colors is impaired) · bg цветна слепота (condition in which the ability to see colors is impaired) · de Farbenblindheit (condition in which the ability to see colors is impaired) · he עִוָּרוֹן צְבָעִים (condition in which the ability to see colors is impaired) · et värvipimedus (condition in which the ability to see colors is impaired) · su lolong warna (condition in which the ability to see colors is impaired) · bg далтонизъм (condition in which the ability to see colors is impaired) · ms buta warna (condition in which the ability to see colors is impaired) · da farveblindhed (condition in which the ability to see colors is impaired) · eo kolorblindeco (condition in which the ability to see colors is impaired) · es daltonismo (condition in which the ability to see colors is impaired) · lv daltonismu (condition in which the ability to see colors is impaired) · pl daltonizm (condition in which the ability to see colors is impaired) · uz дальтонизм (condition in which the ability to see colors is impaired) · oc daltonisme (condition in which the ability to see colors is impaired) · ro daltonism (condition in which the ability to see colors is impaired) · kmr rengkorî (condition in which the ability to see colors is impaired) · ja 色覚異常 (condition in which the ability to see colors is impaired) · pl ślepota barw (condition in which the ability to see colors is impaired) · sk farbosleposť (condition in which the ability to see colors is impaired) · is litblinda (condition in which the ability to see colors is impaired) · fr daltonisme (condition in which the ability to see colors is impaired) · eo daltonismo (condition in which the ability to see colors is impaired) · ko 색맹 (condition in which the ability to see colors is impaired) · id buta warna (condition in which the ability to see colors is impaired) · ml വർണ്ണാന്ധത (condition in which the ability to see colors is impaired) · ka დალტონიზმი (condition in which the ability to see colors is impaired) · ro cecitate cromatică (condition in which the ability to see colors is impaired) · pa ਰੰਗਾ ਦਾ ਅੰਨਾਪਣ (condition in which the ability to see colors is impaired) · te వర్ణాంధత్వము (condition in which the ability to see colors is impaired) · no fargeblindhet (condition in which the ability to see colors is impaired) · lv krāsu aklums (condition in which the ability to see colors is impaired) · ta நிறக்குருடு (condition in which the ability to see colors is impaired) · sh daltonìzam (condition in which the ability to see colors is impaired) · uk колірна сліпота (condition in which the ability to see colors is impaired) · fo litblindni (condition in which the ability to see colors is impaired) · th ตาบอดสี (condition in which the ability to see colors is impaired) · gd dath-dhalladh (condition in which the ability to see colors is impaired) · ky дальтонизм (condition in which the ability to see colors is impaired) · kk түсті ажыратпаушылық (condition in which the ability to see colors is impaired) · fa کوررنگی (condition in which the ability to see colors is impaired) · uz daltonizm (condition in which the ability to see colors is impaired) · tl pagkabulag sa kulay (condition in which the ability to see colors is impaired) · tt дальтонизм (condition in which the ability to see colors is impaired) · gl daltonismo (condition in which the ability to see colors is impaired) · sl barvna slepota (condition in which the ability to see colors is impaired) · ru дальтони́зм (condition in which the ability to see colors is impaired) · hi वर्णान्धता (condition in which the ability to see colors is impaired) · io kolor-blindeso (condition in which the ability to see colors is impaired) · tr renk körlüğü (condition in which the ability to see colors is impaired) · uk дальтоні́зм (condition in which the ability to see colors is impaired) · sl daltonizem (condition in which the ability to see colors is impaired) · cmn 色盲 (condition in which the ability to see colors is impaired) · nan-hbl 色盲 (condition in which the ability to see colors is impaired) · ca daltonisme (condition in which the ability to see colors is impaired) · fi värisokeus (condition in which the ability to see colors is impaired) · hu színvakság (condition in which the ability to see colors is impaired) · cdo 色盲 (condition in which the ability to see colors is impaired) · pt daltonismo (condition in which the ability to see colors is impaired) · ja 色盲 (condition in which the ability to see colors is impaired) · tl kabulagan sa kulay (condition in which the ability to see colors is impaired) · sh далтонѝзам (condition in which the ability to see colors is impaired) · mk далтонизам (condition in which the ability to see colors is impaired) · sv färgblindhet (condition in which the ability to see colors is impaired) · pl barwoślepota (condition in which the ability to see colors is impaired) · be дальтанізм (condition in which the ability to see colors is impaired) · hy դալթոնիզմ (condition in which the ability to see colors is impaired) · ja 色弱 (condition in which the ability to see colors is impaired) · it daltonismo (condition in which the ability to see colors is impaired) · yue 色盲 (condition in which the ability to see colors is impaired) · ar عمى الألوان (condition in which the ability to see colors is impaired) · ast daltonismu (condition in which the ability to see colors is impaired) · ru цветовая слепота (condition in which the ability to see colors is impaired) · cv дальтонизм (condition in which the ability to see colors is impaired) · bn বর্ণান্ধতা (condition in which the ability to see colors is impaired) · ky түс тааныбоо (condition in which the ability to see colors is impaired) · cs barvoslepost (condition in which the ability to see colors is impaired) · ne रंग अन्धता (condition in which the ability to see colors is impaired) · lt daltonizmas (condition in which the ability to see colors is impaired) · aii ܣܸܡܝܘܼܬ ܓܵܘܢܹ̈ܐ (condition in which the ability to see colors is impaired)