French word

daltonien

Pronunciation

IPA/daltonjɛ̃/

Meaning

  • masculine nouncolor-blind person

Example

Il y a plusieurs daltoniens dans sa famille.

There are several color-blind people in his family.

Illustration for daltonien (color-blind person)

More examples

Dans l'entreprise, on a adapté les couleurs pour les daltoniens.

At the company, we adjusted the colors for color-blind people.

Core concept

A person whose color vision makes some shades appear alike and easy to confuse.

Common phrases

  • un daltonien

    a color-blind person

  • test pour daltoniens

    test for color-blind people

  • parmi les daltoniens

    among color-blind people

Similar words

personne daltonienne: A person who tends to confuse similar colors because they appear to blend together.
daltonisme: A condition affecting color vision that can make similar colors look alike and cause confusion.

Definition in French

Personne atteinte d'un trouble de la vision des couleurs, rendant parfois confondables certaines nuances.

Word origin

French daltonien is formed from Dalton, the surname of John Dalton, whose account of his own color vision led to the terms daltonisme and daltonien.

Usage tips

  • As a noun, daltonien is masculine and daltonienne is feminine; as an adjective, the form agrees with the person described.

Other meanings

  • color-blindadjective

Related words

  • daltoniquecolor-blindadjective
  • daltonismecolor blindnessnoun

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