colorless

col·or·less

adj \ˈkə-lər-ləs\

Definition of COLORLESS

: lacking color: as a : pallid, blanched <a colorless complexion> b : dull, uninteresting <colorless prose>

— col·or·less·ly adverb

— col·or·less·ness noun

Examples of COLORLESS

1. <since we can't decide what color to paint the doghouse, our latest home project remains colorless for the time being>
2. <page after page of colorless prose without even one neat turn of phrase>

First Known Use of COLORLESS

14th century

Related to COLORLESS

Synonyms: tintless [archaic], uncolored, undyed, unpainted, unstained, white

Antonyms: colored, colorized, dyed, hued, painted, pigmented, stained, tinct, tinctured, tinged, tinted

Related Words: clear, limpid, liquid, lucent, pellucid, transparent; bleached, faded, palish, washed-out, washy; dull, faint, gray (also grey), neutral, pale, pallid; snow-white, snowy, whited

Near Antonyms: colorful, multicolored, polychromatic, polychrome, varicolored, variegated

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