colourless C2 Topic:Describing Qualities Also spelled colorless UK /ˈkʌlə(ɹ).ləs/ See IPA manual Freq #54063 Meanings 1 adj Having little or no colour. The servant to whom he put this question was a young fellow with chubby cheeks, small, dull eyes, and a round chin, covered with a colorless down. 2 adj Neutral in opinion or allegiance; centrist They cannot, of course, assume a colourless position because they cater to the radical rank and file and would be branded renegades. 3 adj weak in color 4 adj lacking in variety and interest Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · having little or no colour. achromaticblandcolorlesscolourlessdimdingydullfaint 2 adj · neutral in opinion or... moderate 3 adj · weak in color colorless 4 adj · lacking in variety and... colorless Word family Derived forms colourlesslycolourlessness Etymology From colour + -less. Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # colourless **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (UK):** /ˈkʌlə(ɹ).ləs/ **Frequency rank:** 54063 ## Meanings 1. Having little or no colour. 2. Neutral in opinion or allegiance; centrist 3. weak in color 4. lacking in variety and interest ## Examples - The servant to whom he put this question was a young fellow with chubby cheeks, small, dull eyes, and a round chin, covered with a colorless down. - They cannot, of course, assume a colourless position because they cater to the radical rank and file and would be branded renegades. ## Derived Forms - colourlessly - colourlessness ## Etymology From colour + -less. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown