Also spelled colorless

UK /ˈkʌlə(ɹ).ləs/
adj Freq #54063

Meanings

  1. 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. 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. 3
    adj

    weak in color

  4. 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.

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