colorless
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col·or·less
(kŭl′ər-lĭs)adj.
1. Lacking color: a colorless liquid.
2. Pale; pallid: a colorless face.
3. Lacking animation, variety, or distinction; dull. See Synonyms at dull.
col′or·less·ly adv.
col′or·less·ness n.
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col•or•less
(ˈkʌl ər lɪs)adj.
1. without color.
2. pallid; dull in color: a colorless complexion.
3. lacking vividness; drab; insipid; lackluster.
[1350–1400]
col′or•less•ly, adv.
col′or•less•ness, n.
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| Adj. | 1. | colorless - lacking in variety and interest; "a colorless and unimaginative person"; "a colorless description of the parade" dull - lacking in liveliness or animation; "he was so dull at parties"; "a dull political campaign"; "a large dull impassive man"; "dull days with nothing to do"; "how dull and dreary the world is"; "fell back into one of her dull moods" |
| 2. | colorless - weak in color; not colorful achromatic, neutral - having no hue; "neutral colors like black or white" |
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colorless
adjective1. Lacking color:
2. Lacking liveliness, charm, or surprise:
3. Without definite or distinctive characteristics:
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colorless
adj incoloro, sin colorEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.