colorless

colorless: colorless uncolored, achromatic mean without color. However, they are not freely interchangeable.

Colorless is applied to something that is transparent

{
water is a colorless liquid
}

or to something that is bleached, blanched, or pallid

{
colorless leaves
}

{
colorless cheeks and lips
}

Uncolored is applied to something that is left in its natural state or is not dyed or stained

{
uncolored oranges
}

or to objects which have not been touched or touched up with color

{
an uncolored photograph
}

Achromatic is applied to something that is free from any of the hues in the spectrum or from any hues formed by combinations of these or that gives images which are free from extraneous colors produced by refraction

{
an achromatic color
}

{
an achromatic telescope
}

A color (in its inclusive sense) may be chromatic or achromatic: if the former, it has a hue; if the latter, it has not and is, therefore, white, black, or a pure gray.

Analogous words: *pale, pallid, ashen, wan: whitened, blanched, bleached, decolorized (see WHITEN)

Antonyms: colorful

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Synonyms:

Uncolored, untinged, achromatic / Pale, pallid, blanched, hueless, livid / Dull, monotonous, characterless, blank, expressionless, inexpressive

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Colorless — Col or*less, a. 1. Without color; not distinguished by any hue; transparent; as, colorless water; a colorless gas. Note: [Narrower terms: {ashen, bloodless, livid, lurid, pale, pallid, pasty, wan, waxen}; {neutral}; {white}] [Also See:… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
colorless — [adj1] without hue achromatic, achromic, anemic, ashen, ashy, blanched, bleached, cadaverous, doughy, drab, dull, faded, flat, ghastly, livid, lurid, neutral, pale, sickly, uncolored, wan, washed out, waxen, white; concept 618 Ant. brilliant,… … New thesaurus
colorless — index insipid, jejune (dull), lifeless (dull), mediocre, pedestrian, prosaic, usual … Law dictionary
colorless — late 14c., from COLOR (Cf. color) + LESS (Cf. less). Figurative sense of lacking vividness is recorded from 1861 … Etymology dictionary
colorless — (Amer.) colÂ·orÂ·less || kÊŒlÉ™(r)lÉªs adj. pale; lacking color; dull, boring (also colourless) … English contemporary dictionary
colorless — [kul′ər lis] adj. 1. without color 2. dull in color; gray or pallid 3. lacking variety or interest; dull colorlessly adv. colorlessness n … English World dictionary
colorless — colorlessly, adv. colorlessness, n. /kul euhr lis/, adj. 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… … Universalium
colorless — col|or|less [ kʌlərləs ] adjective 1. ) something that is colorless has no color: a colorless, odorless, and poisonous gas 2. ) not interesting, exciting, or original: a colorless description … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
colorless — adjective 1) a colorless liquid Syn: uncolored, white, bleached; literary achromatic Ant: colored 2) her colorless face Syn: pale, pallid, wan, anemic, b … Thesaurus of popular words
colorless — adjective Date: 14th century lacking color: as a. pallid, blanched < a colorless complexion > b. dull, uninteresting < colorless prose > • colorlessly adverb • colorlessness noun … New Collegiate Dictionary

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