colour-blind

British  

adjective

1. of or relating to any defect in the normal ability to distinguish certain colours See deuteranopia protanopia tritanopia

2. not discriminating on grounds of skin colour or ethnic origin

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Other Word Forms

• colour blindness noun

Example Sentences

Ms Longshaw said people who were colour-blind or visually impaired might find navigating the road a problem, and the scheme, however well-intentioned, was "a mess" .

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But she says it runs in the family - with her dad and sister being fully colour-blind.

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He promised to create a country that is "colour-blind and merit-based".

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The local radio station, WLAY, was unusual for playing music by both white and black artists; and the colour-blind approach was duplicated in the local recording studios.

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The BBC and the UK's Met Office both use colour scales in graphics designed to be accessible to those who are colour-blind or have a visual colour deficiency.

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