color-blind
Americanadjective
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Ophthalmology. pertaining to or affected with color blindness.
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Photography. (of an emulsion) sensitive only to blue, violet, and ultraviolet rays.
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showing or characterized by freedom from racial bias; not influenced by skin color.
Etymology
Origin of color-blind
First recorded in 1850–55
Example Sentences
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Justice John Marshall Harlan was the only dissenter: “Our Constitution is color-blind, and neither knows nor tolerates classes among citizens.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026
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
Rhimes and "Bridgerton" creator Chris Van Dusen adapted Julia Quinn's novels with a "color-conscious" approach – not color-blind, Van Dusen explained, but casual in its inclusiveness to a degree that bordered on thoughtlessness.
From Salon ● May 6, 2023
“They taught their children the same color-blind values that Elder has advocated for decades.”
From Washington Times ● Sep. 13, 2021
“Me in love would be like being a food critic with no taste buds. It would be like being a color-blind painter. It would be like—” “Like skinny-dipping by yourself.”
From "Everything, Everything" by Nicola Yoon
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