colorless

[ kuhl-er-lis ]

adjective

1. without color:

   Pure water is colorless.

2. pallid; dull in color:

   a colorless complexion.

3. lacking vividness or distinctive character; dull; insipid:

   a colorless description of the parade.

   Synonyms: unexciting, lackluster, drab, dreary

4. unbiased; neutral.

Other Words From

• color·less·ly adverb
• color·less·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of colorless¹

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; color, -less

Example Sentences

This 16 percent, known as the “cut,” is colorless in nature, and it is “reaped” with a typical alcohol content of 69.8 percent.

From The Daily Beast

So this is what it looks like: Dylan was limp and unconscious, and his lips were colorless.

From The Daily Beast

I also knew that story was timeless and colorless, which is something a lot of people need to understand about life.

From The Daily Beast

It doesn't matter if you're from the left or right, a crooning populist or a colorless technocrat.

From The Daily Beast

Competent, conservative and colorless, but could break through if others falter.

From The Daily Beast

Cystin crystals are colorless, highly refractive, rather thick, hexagonal plates with well-defined edges.

From Project Gutenberg

They are grayish or colorless, and have a dull waxy look, as if cut from paraffin (Figs. 43 and 61).

From Project Gutenberg

Yeast-cells are smooth, colorless, highly refractive, spheric or ovoid cells.

From Project Gutenberg

The older forms are larger colorless bodies containing granules of brown pigment.

From Project Gutenberg

A plaque upon a red corpuscle is surrounded by a colorless zone rather than by a distinct blue body.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• dreary
• dull
• lackluster