colorblind

American  

[kuhl-er-blahynd] / ˈkʌl ərˌblaɪnd /

adjective

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

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

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

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colorblind Scientific  

/ kŭl′ər-blīnd′ /

1. Unable to distinguish certain colors. Humans who are colorblind usually cannot distinguish red from green. Many animals, including cats and dogs, are colorblind and unable to distinguish more than a few colors.

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Other Word Forms

• colorblindness
  noun
• non-colorblind
  adjective

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Example Sentences

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colorblind

They enjoy quoting Martin Luther King and claim to champion colorblind public policies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

“The colorblind Constitution” is a catchy, memorable way to think about equal protection.

From Slate ● Jun. 22, 2026

Haendel, who is colorblind, said he initially planned for the entire work to be drawn in pencil and in grayscale, like much of his other work.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2026

Rahimy said urologists and gastroenterologists, including a colleague who is colorblind, told him they had never considered colorblindness as a possible factor in cancer diagnosis.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 10, 2026

For decades, civil rights leaders have been saying things like “we all want a colorblind society, we just disagree how to get there” in defense of race-conscious programs like affirmative action or racial data collection.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

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