colorless
Americanadjective
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without color.
Pure water is colorless.
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pallid; dull in color.
a colorless complexion.
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lacking vividness or distinctive character; dull; insipid.
a colorless description of the parade.
- Synonyms:
- lackluster, drab, dreary, unexciting
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unbiased; neutral.
Other Word Forms
- colorlessly adverb
- colorlessness noun
Etymology
Origin of colorless
Example Sentences
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Under the direction of Sarah Frankcom, the actors inflect the dialogue with welcome variety, although the overall tone remains firmly dispassionate and emotionally colorless, as befits the dialogue’s cool tone.
She turned her gaze out the window, watching the colorless winter landscape roll by.
From Literature
Me, I’m average everything with dull, straight brown hair, baby-fat cheeks, and gray-blue eyes a girl once described as “colorless.”
From Literature
PCE is a man-made, colorless liquid widely used to remove grease in industrial and household settings, including dry cleaning.
From Science Daily
The colorless gas is also used to make chemicals found in products such as antifreeze, detergents, plastics and adhesives.
From Los Angeles Times
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