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color-blind

American  
[kuhl-er-blahynd] / ˈkʌl ərˌblaɪnd /

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.


Etymology

Origin of color-blind

First recorded in 1850–55


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This critic is all for so-called color-blind casting; in addition to promoting employment, it invigorates the work.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2025

Some humans, about 8 percent of men and 0.5 percent of women, are similarly red-green color-blind.

From Scientific American ● Oct. 4, 2023

Perhaps "Bridgeton" eschews the same sort of criticism because it focuses on female empowerment or because it reinvigorates the historical romance through devices such as color-blind casting and anachronistic music.

From Salon ● Dec. 31, 2022

“They taught their children the same color-blind values that Elder has advocated for decades.”

From Washington Times ● Sep. 13, 2021

He seemed entirely color-blind and became my first white friend.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

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