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colour blindness vs monochromia

monochromia vs colour blindness

colour blindness and monochromia both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
colour blindness Yes No No No
monochromia Yes No No No
As nouns, monochromia is a hyponym of colour blindness; that is, monochromia is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than colour blindness:
  • colour blindness: genetic inability to distinguish differences in hue
  • monochromia: complete color blindness; colors can be differentiated only on the basis of brightness
colour blindness (noun) monochromia (noun)
genetic inability to distinguish differences in hue complete color blindness; colors can be differentiated only on the basis of brightness
Difference between colour blindness and monochromia

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