color blindness
/ˈkʌl.ɚ.blaɪnd.nəs/
color blindness noun: any of several medical conditions in which the physical ability to see colors is impaired, especially achromatopsia or Daltonism.
Noun
color blindness (countable and uncountable, plural color blindnesses)
- Any of several medical conditions in which the physical ability to see colors is impaired, especially achromatopsia or Daltonism.
- An indifference to a person's skin color or race.
- Despite the fact that race is embedded in American social life, "color blindness" has recently emerged as the dominant ideology of race.2003, Kimberly L. Ebert, "Demystifying Color-Blind Ideology", in C. Herring et al., Skin Deep: How Race and Complexion Matter in the "Color-Blind" Era, p. 1985
color blindness meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali and Telugu
color blindness in Hindi
- condition in which the ability to see colors is impaired
- वर्णान्धता varṇāndhatā
color blindness in Tamil
- condition in which the ability to see colors is impaired
- நிறக்குருடு niṟakkuruṭu
color blindness in Bengali
- condition in which the ability to see colors is impaired
- বর্ণান্ধতা bornandhota
color blindness in Telugu
- condition in which the ability to see colors is impaired
- వర్ణాంధత్వము varṇāndhatvamu
More languagesFewer languages
- color blindness in Malayalam
- വർണ്ണാന്ധത vaṟṇṇāndhata
- color blindness in Punjabi
- ਰੰਗਾ ਦਾ ਅੰਨਾਪਣ raṅgā dā annāpaṇ
- color blindness in Odia
- ବର୍ଣ୍ଣାନ୍ଧତା barṇṇāndhatā
- color blindness in Nepali
- रंग अन्धता raṅga andhatā
- color blindness in Tagalog
- pagkabulag sa kulay, kabulagan sa kulay
- color blindness in Arabic
- عمى الألوان ʕaman al-ʔalwāna
- color blindness in Malay
- buta warna
- color blindness in Indonesian
- buta warna
- color blindness in Persian
- کوررنگی kurrangi
- color blindness in Thai
- ตาบอดสี dtaa bòt sĕe
Forms of color blindness
| plural | color blindnesses |
|---|---|
| alternative form | color-blindness |
| alternative form | colorblindness |
| alternative form | colour blindness |
| alternative form | colour-blindness |
| alternative form | colourblindness |
Origin of color blindness
From color blind + -ness or color + blindness.
Words formed from color blindness
Questions about color blindness
- What does color blindness mean?
- Color blindness means any of several medical conditions in which the physical ability to see colors is impaired, especially achromatopsia or Daltonism.
- What is color blindness in Hindi?
- Color blindness in Hindi is वर्णान्धता (varṇāndhatā). See Color blindness meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is color blindness?
- Color blindness is a noun.
- How do you pronounce color blindness?
- Color blindness is pronounced /ˈkʌl.ɚ.blaɪnd.nəs/ (US).
- What is the plural of color blindness?
- The plural of color blindness is color blindnesses.
Words near color blindness in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: color blindness (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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