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colorless

adjective

col·​or·​less ˈkə-lər-ləs How to pronounce colorless (audio)
: lacking color: such as
a
: pallid, blanched
a colorless complexion
b
: dull, uninteresting
colorless prose
colorlessly adverb
colorlessness noun

Example Sentences

since we can't decide what color to paint the doghouse, our latest home project remains colorless for the time being page after page of colorless prose without even one neat turn of phrase
Recent Examples on the Web Surely global-health officials will be more inclined to fumigate the discourse with another odorless, colorless gas of pseudowords and digits—something in the lifeless spirit of COVID-19. Benjamin Mazer, The Atlantic, 17 Aug. 2022 The Jewels: Online Auction, which is running from July 22 to 28, will include classic and contemporary pieces from an array of luxury houses, along with an assortment of both colored and colorless diamonds. Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 12 July 2022 With a colorless prime minister in Jean Castex — Mr. Macron has tended to be wary of anyone who might impinge on his aura — there have been few other compelling political figures able to carry the president’s campaign in his absence. New York Times, 4 Apr. 2022 Black diamonds have never been as desirable as colorless white diamond or other fancy colored diamonds. Jill Newman, Town & Country, 17 Jan. 2022 During production, a blank dial is finished in a silvery-white color on its right half, then the black chronograph counters are milled while the rest of the dial is protected with a layer of transparent and colorless lacquer. Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 12 Jan. 2022 Windrip defeats Franklin Roosevelt for the 1936 Democratic presidential nomination and then defeats his colorless Republican opponent. Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2021 Carbon monoxide is an odorless and colorless gas that can cause illness and death if found in sufficient concentration in the air. Jason Duaine Hahn, PEOPLE.com, 9 Dec. 2021 Nothing will do more to slow the rate of near-term global warming than cutting an odorless, colorless greenhouse gas—not carbon dioxide but methane. Fred Krupp, WSJ, 1 Nov. 2021 See More

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of colorless was in the 14th century

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