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Definition of "colorblind" [colorblind]

  • Partially or totally unable to distinguish certain colors. (adjective)
  • Not subject to racial prejudices. (adjective)
  • Not recognizing racial or class distinctions: "Our Constitution is color-blind, and neither knows nor tolerates classes among citizens” ( John M. Harlan). (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "colorblind" in a sentence
  • "Some species of monkeys are dichromats - they have only two kinds of cones and see much like what most people think of when the term colorblind comes up."
  • "Kameron Hurley recently blogged about how "writing colorblind is writing white.""
  • "This new racist ideology is often referred to as colorblind or laissez faire racism."