Phrase guide

colour blindness

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

UK standard spelling of color blindness.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

genetic inability to distinguish differences in hue

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: color blindness, color vision deficiency, colour vision deficiency

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: birth defect, congenital anomaly, congenital defect, congenital disorder, congenital abnormality, visual impairment, visual defect, vision defect, visual disorder

Narrower terms: dichromacy, dichromatism, dichromatopsia, dichromia, dichromasy, monochromacy, monochromatism, monochromatic vision, monochromia, monochromasy

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Etymology

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