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COLOUR-BLIND
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Dictionary entry overview: What does colour-blind mean?
• COLOUR-BLIND (adjective)
The adjective COLOUR-BLIND has 2 senses:
1. unable to distinguish one or more chromatic colors
2. unprejudiced about race
Familiarity information: COLOUR-BLIND used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Unable to distinguish one or more chromatic colors
Synonyms:
color-blind; colour-blind
Similar:
blind; unsighted (unable to see)
Derivation:
color blindness (genetic inability to distinguish differences in hue)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Unprejudiced about race
Synonyms:
color-blind; colour-blind; nonracist
Similar:
impartial; unprejudiced (free from undue bias or preconceived opinions)
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