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BLUE-BLIND

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does blue-blind mean? 

BLUE-BLIND (adjective)
  The adjective BLUE-BLIND has 1 sense:

1. inability to see the color blue or to distinguish the colors blue and yellowplay

  Familiarity information: BLUE-BLIND used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


BLUE-BLIND (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Inability to see the color blue or to distinguish the colors blue and yellow

Synonyms:

blue-blind; tritanopic

Similar:

blind; unsighted (unable to see)

Derivation:

blue-blindness (rare form of dichromacy characterized by a lowered sensitivity to blue light resulting in an inability to distinguish blue and yellow)


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