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
Etymology
Origin of colorless
Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at color, -less
Example Sentences
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More than this, Washington was not a beautiful man, but rather colorless, pockmarked, bland.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
The noble gas—completely colorless, odorless, and tasteless—is used in rocket propulsion.
From Barron's ● May 28, 2026
Contrary to popular belief, space food isn’t just freeze-dried packages or long tubes of bland, colorless and soulless slop.
From Salon ● Apr. 10, 2026
PCE is a man-made, colorless liquid widely used to remove grease in industrial and household settings, including dry cleaning.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 12, 2025
His colorless face was covered with a layer of frost and snow.
From "Night" by Elie Wiesel
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