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| Colorful English! | ||||
| Word or Phrase: | Part of Speech: | Idiom or General?: | Usage? | Restricted? |
| color blind | adjective | 1: general 2: idiom |
wide | No |
| Meaning: | ||||
| 1) partially or totally unable to distinguish one or more
colors. 2) not recognizing racial differences; free from racial prejudice. | ||||
| Example(s): | ||||
| First meaning 1) If you are color blind, you can not be a fighter pilot. 2) Color blind people were used by the army to find camouflaged tanks. Second meaning 1) If more people were color blind, there would be fewer racial problems. | ||||
| Note: Color blindness is the noun form of this phrase. | ||||