colorless
adjective
col·or·less
ˈkə-lər-ləs 
: lacking color: such as
b
: dull, uninteresting
colorless prose
colorlessly
adverb
colorlessness
noun
Examples of colorless in a Sentence
since we can't decide what color to paint the doghouse, our latest home project remains colorless for the time being
page after page of colorless prose without even one neat turn of phrase
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Pure corundum is colorless, but trace elements like iron, titanium, chromium, gallium and vanadium give it colors like blue, yellow, red, green, pink, or purple.
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David Bressan, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
Propylene glycol: Propylene glycol is another colorless liquid with a sweet taste.
—Angelica Bottaro, Verywell Health, 4 June 2025
Far from the cameras, in a colorless room in the basement of London’s 11 Cavendish Square townhouse on Tuesday, ITV chairman Andrew Cosslett was similarly squirming in the face of questioning, with less comical results.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 14 May 2025
Glycerol/glycerin: Glycerol is a type of sweet-tasting, colorless, and odorless liquid.
—Angelica Bottaro, Verywell Health, 4 June 2025
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David Bressan, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
Propylene glycol: Propylene glycol is another colorless liquid with a sweet taste.
—Angelica Bottaro, Verywell Health, 4 June 2025
Far from the cameras, in a colorless room in the basement of London’s 11 Cavendish Square townhouse on Tuesday, ITV chairman Andrew Cosslett was similarly squirming in the face of questioning, with less comical results.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 14 May 2025
Glycerol/glycerin: Glycerol is a type of sweet-tasting, colorless, and odorless liquid.
—Angelica Bottaro, Verywell Health, 4 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for colorless
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“Colorless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/colorless. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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colorless
adjective
col·or·less
ˈkəl-ər-ləs
1
: lacking color
a colorless liquid
2
: dull entry 1 sense 8
colorless writing
colorlessly
adverb
colorlessness
noun
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