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color-blind
" Our constitution is color-blind, and neither knows nor tolerates classes among citizens."
John Marshall Harlan

Meaning of "color-blind" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF COLOR-BLIND

ˈkʌlərˌblaɪnd


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COLOR-BLIND

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Color-Blind is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES COLOR-BLIND MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Color blindness

Color blindness, or color vision deficiency, is the inability or decreased ability to see color, or perceive color differences, under normal lighting conditions. Color blindness affects a significant percentage of the population. There is no actual blindness but there is a deficiency of color vision. The most usual cause is a fault in the development of one or more sets of retinal cones that perceive color in light and transmit that information to the optic nerve. This type of color blindness is usually a sex-linked condition. The genes that produce photopigments are carried on the X chromosome; if some of these genes are missing or damaged, color blindness will be expressed in males with a higher probability than in females because males only have one X chromosome. Color blindness can also be produced by physical or chemical damage to the eye, the optic nerve, or parts of the brain. For example, people with achromatopsia suffer from a completely different disorder, but are nevertheless unable to see colors.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH COLOR-BLIND

blind · deafblind · disinclined · fleece-lined · inclined · lined · misaligned · moon-blind · night-blind · nonaligned · purblind · stereoblind · streamlined · tree-lined · unaligned · unblind · unlined · well-lined · wool-lined · word-blind

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COLOR-BLIND

color · color blindness · color chart · color line · color photograph · color scheme · color television · colorable · colorably · Colorado · Colorado beetle · Colorado Desert · Colorado ruby · Colorado Springs · Colorado topaz · colorant · coloration · coloratura · coloratura soprano · colorature

WORDS THAT END LIKE COLOR-BLIND

Austrian blind · bake blind · colour-blind · double-blind · eff and blind · festoon blind · gender-blind · gravel-blind · half-blind · hoodman-blind · roller blind · Roman blind · sand blind · sand-blind · single-blind · snow-blind · stone-blind · sun blind · swear blind · Venetian blind

Synonyms and antonyms of color-blind in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «color-blind» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COLOR-BLIND

Find out the translation of color-blind to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of color-blind from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «color-blind» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

色盲
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

daltónico
570 millions of speakers
en

English

color-blind
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

रंग अंधा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مصاب بعمى الألوان
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

дальтоник
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

daltônico
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

বর্ণান্ধ
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

daltonien
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

buta warna
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

farbenblind
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

色覚異常の
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

색맹
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

wuto warno
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

mù màu
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

நிறக்குருடு
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

रंगांधळा
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

renk körü
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

daltonico
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

daltonistą
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

дальтонік
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

- culoare orb
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αχρωματοψία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kleur blind
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

färgblind
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fargeblind
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of color-blind

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about color-blind

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5 QUOTES WITH «COLOR-BLIND»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word color-blind.
1
Naveen Andrews
It is not easy to get parts in mainstream films for most people of color. Hollywood and British writers are not writing parts for us, or the directors are not interested in casting us in parts that are color-blind.
2
John Marshall Harlan
Our constitution is color-blind, and neither knows nor tolerates classes among citizens.
3
Jai Rodriguez
The number of Latino roles is very limited, and it's unfortunate there isn't more color-blind casting.
4
Jane Velez-Mitchell
I've studied pathological liars, and anything they say, they believe, and that's one of the reasons they're so convincing, because they have no connection with the truth. It's a dead issue. It's like they're color-blind to the truth. So anything that comes out of their mouths is their reality.
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J. C. Watts
I'm looking forward to the day when America will mature to the point that we are a color-blind society. I'm not so sure that in politics that will ever be reality, because politics has a way of separating us based on skin color.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COLOR-BLIND»

Discover the use of color-blind in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to color-blind and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Racism without Racists: Color-Blind Racism and the ...
This edition also updates Bonilla-Silva’s assessment on race in America after President Barack Obama’s re-election.
Eduardo Bonilla-Silva, 2013
2
Colorblind: The Rise of Post-Racial Politics and the Retreat ...
How "colorblindness" in policy and personal practice perpetuate racial inequity in the United States today.
Tim Wise, 2013
3
Color Blind: The Forgotten Team That Broke Baseball's Color Line
Taking readers back in time to 1947, an award-winning journalist chronicles an integrated baseball team in Bismarck, North Dakota that rose above a segregated society to become champions, delving into the history of the players, the town ...
Tom Dunkel, 2014
4
The Color-Blind Constitution
Thus a strong line of argument laying down one theoretical basis for the constitutional protection of civil rights has been lost. Andrew Kull provides us with the previously unwritten history of the color-blind idea.
Andrew Kull, 2009
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Skin Deep: How Race and Complexion Matter in the ...
Shattering the myth of the colorblind society, this collection of essays is a revealing examination of the ways skin tone inequality operates in America.
Cedric Herring, Verna Keith, Hayward Derrick Horton, 2004
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Whitewashing Race: The Myth of a Color-Blind Society
At long last offering a cool, clear, and informed perspective on the subject, this book brings together a team of highly respected sociologists, political scientists, economists, criminologists, and legal scholars to scrutinize the logic ...
Michael K. Brown, Martin Carnoy, Troy Duster, 2003
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Color-Blind
In this penetrating and provocative book, Ellis Cose probes the depths of the American mind and exposes the contradictions, fears, hopes and illusions embedded in our complicated perceptions of race.
Ellis Cose, 2009
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The Problem of the Color[blind]: Racial Transgression and ...
How the debate on colorblind versus multicultural casting sheds light on on larger sociopolitical questions
Brandi Wilkins Catanese, 2011
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Color Blind Justice: Albion Tourgee and the Quest for Racial ...
On the elusive search for Harlan's original intention in using the phrase, see Liva Baker, “John Marshall Harlan land a Color Blind Constitution: The Frankfurter- Harlan II Conversations,” Journal of Supreme Court History, I (1992): 27—37. Also ...
Mark Elliott, 2008
10
Adoption in a Color-blind Society
This book argues that rather than moving towards a color-blind democracy, we instead live in a context where race continues to matter substantially, particularly in arenas 'closest to home.'
Pamela Anne Quiroz, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COLOR-BLIND»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term color-blind is used in the context of the following news items.
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Asian Immigrants on TV Are Starting to Get Some Respect
Recent trends in Asian-American representation on TV have by and large swung away from the Asian immigrant altogether, toward color-blind ... «Vulture, Jul 15»
2
Balls to the Walls: Snarkitecture Creates Gigantic Ball Pit in National …
It's been reported that Arsham is color-blind (hence the studio's strict adherence to black and white), but Mustonen makes it clear that his ... «Architectural Record, Jul 15»
3
Free Al Fresco Jazz Fests: A Vibrant Tradition In Bushnell Park
Historically, jazz has somehow always inspired ethnic and color-blind bonding, something that the two festivals have been doing quite well for ... «Hartford Courant, Jul 15»
4
General Convention: Speaking up, in big and small ways, about race
I can't just be color-blind in Christ.” A question he has for the church: “If we truly do believe that God is literally incarnated among people who ... «Episcopal News Service, Jul 15»
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Dan Nielsen: Celebrating freedom to be individuals in crowd
I'm not one to judge — I've been told I have the fashion sense of a color-blind muskrat. I'm glad I live in America where I can wear colors that ... «Traverse City Record Eagle, Jul 15»
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Los Angeles Times: Upholding fair housing
It's a reality that obstructs the achievement of the “color-blind” society conservatives profess to desire. Dismantling such discrimination is a ... «WatertownDailyTimes.com, Jul 15»
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Opponents Of Affirmative Action Will Get Another Bite At The Apple …
The justices who seek to invalidate race-based affirmative action do so on the basis of a “color-blind” interpretation of the Constitution. «Above the Law, Jul 15»
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'Color-conscious' cast takes on classic Jewish play
Color-blind casting has been a hot topic in the theater business, but it's a phrase Brown-Fried doesn't like. “I don't think there is any such thing,” ... «The Times of Israel, Jul 15»
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This teacher tells students not to be 'color blind' — here's why
The dominant approach to understanding racial inequality in the US today is “color-blind racism.” This is the belief that racial inequality can be ... «Raw Story, Jul 15»
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Op-ed: It will take more than removing a flag for the nation to mend
Some among us now ignore race and preach the success of a color-blind society. They, too, are in denial, disregarding a history of inequities ... «Salt Lake Tribune, Jul 15»
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