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colorless

[ kuhl-er-lis ]

adjective

  1. without color:

    Pure water is colorless.

  2. pallid; dull in color:

    a colorless complexion.

  3. lacking vividness or distinctive character; dull; insipid:

    a colorless description of the parade.

    Synonyms: , , ,

  4. unbiased; neutral.


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Other Word Forms

  • DZo·· adverb
  • DZo··Ա noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of colorless1

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; color, -less
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Black-and-white drawings dominate the show’s first half, in which closely observed, acutely detailed faces emerge out of the blank void of colorless sheets of paper.

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Centers for Disease Control says chloroethane, which is also called ethyl chloride, is a colorless gas with a sharp odor that can also exist as a quick-evaporating liquid.

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“But if you come home and there is no smell, you can’t assume there’s nothing there, because a lot of the toxins we’re talking about are odorless and colorless.”

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Hydrogen sulfide is a colorless, flammable, highly toxic gas with the odor of rotten eggs.

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The city’s dirtiest cop was also the most colorless, with a forgettable face and a personality as vague as fog.

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