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colorless

col·or·less
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kuhl-er-lis]
    • /ˈkʌl ər lɪs/
    • /ˈkʌl.ə.ləs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kuhl-er-lis]
    • /ˈkʌl ər lɪs/

Definitions of colorless word

  • adjective colorless Something that is colorless has no color at all. 3
  • adjective colorless If someone's face is colorless, it is very pale, usually because they are frightened, shocked, or ill. 3
  • adjective colorless Colorless people or places are dull and uninteresting. 3
  • adjective colorless without color 3
  • adjective colorless dull in color; gray or pallid 3
  • adjective colorless lacking variety or interest; dull 3

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Origin of colorless

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
Middle English word dating back to 1350-1400; See origin at color, -less

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Colorless

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

colorless popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for colorless

adj colorless

  • 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 colorless

  • monochrome — a painting or drawing in different shades of a single color.
  • pallid — pale; faint or deficient in color; wan: a pallid countenance.
  • monotonous — lacking in variety; tediously unvarying: the monotonous flat scenery.
  • uninteresting — engaging or exciting and holding the attention or curiosity: an interesting book.
  • uneventful — not eventful; lacking in important or striking occurrences: an uneventful day at the office.

Antonyms for colorless

adj colorless

  • 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.

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