tintless

[ tint-lis ]
/ ˈtɪnt lɪs /

adjective

without tint or tints; colorless.

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Origin of tintless

First recorded in 1780–90; tint + -less

OTHER WORDS FROM tintless

tint·less·ness, noun

Words nearby tintless

tintagel head, tinter, tintinnabular, tintinnabulation, tintinnabulum, tintless, tintometer, tintookie, tintoretto, tintype, tinware
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Example sentences from the Web for tintless

  • A little tinge of color crept over Julia's tintless face as she told Pellet he might go.

    The Doctor's Dilemma|Hesba Stretton

  • Within that circle all was tintless, hard as steel, yet dull and oily, smitten flat with heat and haze.

    Cradock Nowell, Vol. 3 (of 3)|Richard Doddridge Blackmore