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color blindness

col·or blind
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kuhl-er blahynd]
    • /ˈkʌl ər blaɪnd/
    • /ˈkʌl.ər ˈblaɪndnɪs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kuhl-er blahynd]
    • /ˈkʌl ər blaɪnd/

Definitions of color blindness words

  • noun color blindness inability to distinguish one or several chromatic colors, independent of the capacity for distinguishing light and shade. 1
  • noun color blindness complete inability to distinguish colors of the spectrum, with all objects appearing as shades of gray, black, and white, varying only as to lightness and darkness; achromatopsia. 1
  • noun color blindness inability to distinguish certain colours 1
  • noun color blindness lack of racial prejudice 1
  • noun color blindness (pathology) Any of several medical conditions in which the physical ability to see colors is impaired, especially Achromatopsia, Daltonism. 0
  • noun color blindness (figuratively) Indifference to a person's skin color or race. 0

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Origin of color blindness

First appearance:

before 1835
One of the 34% newest English words
First recorded in 1835-45

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Color blindness

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

color blindness popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 74% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

color blindness usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for color blindness

noun color blindness

  • achromatopsia — a visual disorder defined by deficient or absent function in the retinal cones, resulting in colour blindness and in decreased vision in bright lights
  • daltonism — colour blindness, esp the confusion of red and green

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