What does colourless mean?
Colourless means Having little or no colour..
Colourless
/ˈkʌlə(ɹ).ləs/ · adjective
Meaning
Having little or no colour..
Definitions by Sense
- Having little or no colour.
- (of a liquid) Water white.
- Lacking in interest or variety.
- (politics) Neutral in opinion or allegiance; centrist
Example Sentences
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.
Behind him the hills are open, the sun blazes down upon fields so large as to give an unenclosed character to the landscape, the lanes are white, the hedges low and plashed, the atmosphere colourless.
The wide prospect up stream was grey and lowering, the long still-distant waterfront of Dundee, and the Fife shore were alike colourless, and there was ample evidence of rough weather not far ahead.
They cannot, of course, assume a colourless position because they cater to the radical rank and file and would be branded renegades.
Synonyms for colourless
Antonyms for colourless
Related Words
Word Forms
- more colourless
- most colourless
- colorless
Usage Notes
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is a synonym for colourless?
Common synonyms include dull, dingy, achromatic, colorless.
What is the opposite of colourless?
Possible antonyms include colorful, colourful, colored, coloured.
How do you use colourless in a sentence?
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.
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