colorless

adjective

col·​or·​less ˈkə-lər-ləs How to pronounce colorless (audio)
: lacking color: such as
a
: pallid, blanched
a colorless complexion
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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What are my rights, and what responsibility does the HOA have? A: Radon is an odorless, colorless gas that can cause lung cancer. Jill Terreri Ramos, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025 Black-and-white drawings dominate the show’s first half, in which closely observed, acutely detailed faces emerge out of the blank void of colorless sheets of paper. Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025 Carbon monoxide is an odorless, colorless gas that is produced when fossil fuels are burned. Jordan Freiman, CBS News, 31 Mar. 2025 In their pure form, diamonds should be colorless, as carbon doesn’t give off any color by itself, says Eloïse Gaillou, director of the Mineralogy Museum at the Paris School of Mines, and one of the researchers who studied the Winston Red. Kayla Randall, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for colorless

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of colorless was in the 14th century

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colorless

adjective
col·​or·​less ˈkəl-ər-ləs How to pronounce colorless (audio)
1
: lacking color
a colorless liquid
2
: dull entry 1 sense 8
colorless writing
colorlessly adverb
colorlessness noun

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