colour blindness /ˈkʌl.ɚ.blaɪnd.nəs/ noun2 •Any of several medical conditions in which the physical ability to see colors is impaired, especially achromatopsia or Daltonism. •(figurative) An indifference to a person's skin color or race.Despite the fact that race is embedded in American social life, "color blindness" has recently emerged as the dominant ideology of race. — 2003 formscolour blindnesses