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Definition of colorless

colorless

/ˈkʌl.ɚ.ləs/
(UK: colourless)
col · or · less
Adverb:colorlessly
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colorless Lexical Profile

colorless Game Scores & Validity

• adjective

1

American Having no color, hue, or pigment; transparent or very pale in appearance.

Example

"Pure water is an odorless, tasteless, and colorless liquid at room temperature."

2

American Lacking vividness, excitement, character, or distinctiveness; dull and uninteresting.

Example

"The biographer struggled to make the official's rather colorless bureaucratic career engaging to general readers."

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• Nearby Words

coloristic
colorization
colorize
colorless
colorlessly
colorlessness
colors

Word Origin & Etymology

Formed in Middle English from the noun 'color' (from Old French 'colour' and Latin 'color') combined with the native Old English privative suffix '-less'.

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Colorless. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/colorless
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