NicNock wrote:
if an achromalia was a real thing, what would it be?
not a thing but a collection of things <3
i didnt realize it but there is another more naturally-plausible etymological interpretation for this username :O
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a-
(prefix: "without")
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chrom-
(prefix: "purity of color", freedom of hue, freedom from black/grey/white)
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-alia
(suffix: "a collection", in neuter plural reference)
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"a collection of things without any purity of color, wholly buried in greyscale"
and it turns out that nearly all chemical elements are colorless ^^
so an achromalia would include
hydrogen + helium + lithium + beryllium + boron + carbon + nitrogen + oxygen + fluorine + neon + [...]
...
my 15 y/o self definitely wasnt exactly thinking of that though... in their head, it looked more like...
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a-
(prefix: "without")
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chrom-
(prefix: "purity of color", freedom of hue, freedom from black/grey/white)
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anomalia
(translation: "anomaly" or "irregularity", from spanish, originally greek)
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"an anomaly or irregularity without any purity of color, wholly buried in greyscale"