color-blind

[kuhl-er-blahynd]

adjective

1. Ophthalmology.,  pertaining to or affected with color blindness.

2. Photography.,  (of an emulsion) sensitive only to blue, violet, and ultraviolet rays.

3. showing or characterized by freedom from racial bias; not influenced by skin color.

Word History and Origins

Origin of color-blind¹

First recorded in 1850–55