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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [ey-kroh-mik]
- /eɪˈkroʊ mɪk/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [ey-kroh-mik]
- /eɪˈkroʊ mɪk/
Definitions of achromic word
- adjective achromic colourless 3
- adjective achromic without color 3
- adjective achromic colorless; without coloring matter. 1
- noun achromic (science) Uncoloured; not pigmented; lacking in colour. 1
- adjective achromic (sciences) Uncoloured; not pigmented; lacking in colour. 0
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Origin of achromic
First appearance:
before 1755 One of the 47% newest English words
First recorded in 1755-65; a-6 + chromic
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Parts of speech for Achromic
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achromic popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
achromic usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for achromic
adj achromic
- dull — not sharp; blunt: a dull knife.
- drab — dull; cheerless; lacking in spirit, brightness, etc.
- achromatic — without colour
- anemic — Pathology. suffering from anemia.
- ashen — Someone who is ashen looks very pale, especially because they are ill, shocked, or frightened.
adjective achromic
- anaemic — Someone who is anaemic suffers from anaemia.
Antonyms for achromic
adj achromic
- motley — exhibiting great diversity of elements: a motley crowd. Synonyms: heterogenous, varied, diverse, mixed, assorted, sundry; incongruous, disparate, diversified, dissimilar, divergent. Antonyms: homogeneous, uniform, identical; similar, like.
- stimulating — to rouse to action or effort, as by encouragement or pressure; spur on; incite: to stimulate his interest in mathematics.
- vivid — strikingly bright or intense, as color, light, etc.: a vivid green.
- distinctive — serving to distinguish; characteristic; distinguishing: the distinctive stripes of the zebra.
- intense — existing or occurring in a high or extreme degree: intense heat.
adjective achromic
- coloured — Something that is coloured a particular colour is that colour.
- colourful — Something that is colourful has bright colours or a lot of different colours.
- biassed — a particular tendency, trend, inclination, feeling, or opinion, especially one that is preconceived or unreasoned: illegal bias against older job applicants; the magazine’s bias toward art rather than photography; our strong bias in favor of the idea.
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