Alternative form of color blind. [(of a person or animal) Unable to distinguish between two or more primary colors (usually red and green).]
Used in a Sentence
colorblind
Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for colorblind.
Editorial note
The story is that a colorblind friend of a surgeon thought they looked cool and just asked if he could try them on.
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Quick take
Alternative form of color blind. [(of a person or animal) Unable to distinguish between two or more primary colors (usually red and green).]
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of colorblind gathered in one view.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for colorblind.
adjective
Alternative form of color blind. [(of a person or animal) Unable to distinguish between two or more primary colors (usually red and green).]
Example sentences
The story is that a colorblind friend of a surgeon thought they looked cool and just asked if he could try them on.
It just needs to be better than what nature gave you (if you're colorblind).
I'm colorblind and thought theirs was one of the best online tests available, but it seems they've changed it.
Still, I'm colorblind, and when I tried them on in sunlight, it was an amazing experience.
A good friend of mine is colorblind and I did a bunch of research on the topic of colorblindness a while back.
(Can't tell myself, am after all colorblind.) This test seems to be about something else rather than traditional colorblindedness.
But will this game feature multiple colorblind modes?
Basically, I knew I was colorblind from a very young age.
I'm colorblind and trying these on was a mind-blowing trip.
Apparently they weren't even invented for colorblind people; they were popular among surgeons because the glasses would enable them to better differentiate what's going on in a pool of guts.
Regarding your argument about being aware of the color yellow upthread, have you asked someone that is red-green colorblind how they tell the difference or how they experience red and green?
In the past when I asked a friend of mine who is red-green colorblind how he can distinguish the difference, he told me it was because he'd seen things people call red or green in the past.
Quote examples
Add photo interpretation (heck, do it manually at first as MVP) and you might get quite a few "colorblind" users.
Imagine the surprise for a deuteranope or protanope playing a game and enabling the "colorblind mode" only to find that the mode only caters to tritanopes?
Frequently asked questions
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How do you use colorblind in a sentence?
The story is that a colorblind friend of a surgeon thought they looked cool and just asked if he could try them on.
What does colorblind mean?
Alternative form of color blind. [(of a person or animal) Unable to distinguish between two or more primary colors (usually red and green).]
What part of speech is colorblind?
colorblind is commonly used as adjective.