MONOCHROMASY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does monochromasy mean? 

• MONOCHROMASY (noun)
  The noun MONOCHROMASY has 1 sense:

1. complete color blindness; colors can be differentiated only on the basis of brightness

  Familiarity information: MONOCHROMASY used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MONOCHROMASY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Complete color blindness; colors can be differentiated only on the basis of brightness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

monochromacy; monochromasy; monochromatic vision; monochromatism; monochromia

Hypernyms ("monochromasy" is a kind of...):

color blindness; color vision deficiency; colour blindness; colour vision deficiency (genetic inability to distinguish differences in hue)