Trends of
colourless

View usage for:

colourless

(kʌləʳləs)

regional note: in AM, use colorless

1. adjective

Something that is colourless has no colour at all.

...a colourless, almost odourless liquid with a sharp, sweetish taste.

Synonyms: uncoloured, faded, neutral, bleached More Synonyms of colourless

2. adjective [usually verb-link ADJECTIVE]

If someone's face is colourless, it is very pale, usually because they are frightened, shocked, or ill.

Her face was colourless, and she was shaking.

His complexion was colorless and he hadn't shaved.

Synonyms: ashen, washed out, wan, sickly More Synonyms of colourless

3. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]

Colourless people or places are dull and uninteresting.

...the much more experienced but colourless General.

We hurried through the colourless little town set on the fast-flowing Nyakchu.

More Synonyms of colourless

colourless in British English

or US colorless (ˈkʌləlɪs)

adjective

without colour

lacking in interest

a colourless individual

grey or pallid in tone or hue

without prejudice; neutral

Derived forms

colourlessly (ˈcolourlessly) or US colorlessly (ˈcolorlessly)

adverb

colourlessness (ˈcolourlessness) or US colorlessness (ˈcolorlessness)

noun

Examples of 'colourless' in a sentence
colourless

It looked like thin treacle and after one distillation yielded a colourless liquid which burned brilliantly.The strongman himself is often a colourless figure.Those who were not blinded could not see the gas because it is colourless.She returned after a few moments with a large bottle of colourless liquid and placed it on the table.A rather colourless pair of unprepossessing portraits.Pale moss, almost colourless, carpets the forest floor.On the one hand, her calm quietness is admired, but others carp that she is colourless and dull.

1 (adjective) in the sense of uncoloured

Definition

without colour

a colourless, almost odourless liquid

Synonyms

uncoloured

faded

a girl in a faded dress

neutral

I tend to wear neutral colours like grey and beige.

bleached

Her hair was bleached blonde.

washed out

a washed-out blue denim jacket

achromatic

achromic

2 (adjective) in the sense of ashen

Definition

grey or pallid in tone or hue

Her face was colourless, and she was shaking.

Synonyms

ashen

He fell back, shocked, his face ashen.

washed out

She tried to hide her washed-out face behind large, dark glasses.

wan

He looked wan and tired.

sickly

Wallpapers are too often designed in sickly pastel shades.

anaemic

Losing a lot of blood makes you tired and anaemic.

Opposites

healthy

glowing

blooming

flushed

robust

radiant

ruddy

3 (adjective) in the sense of uninteresting

Definition

dull and uninteresting

He is a drab, colourless little man.

Synonyms

uninteresting

Why did he choose these pale, nerveless, uninteresting people?

dull

They can both be rather dull.

tame

The report was pretty tame stuff.

dreary

They live such dreary lives.

drab

his drab little office

lacklustre

his party's lacklustre performance during the election campaign

vacuous

insipid

She pretended to be meek and insipid so that they would underestimate her.

They gave an insipid opening performance in a nil-nil draw.

vapid

The conversation was vapid and uninteresting.

characterless

unmemorable

Opposites

interesting

bright

exciting

unusual

compelling

distinctive

colourful

animated

Additional synonyms

in the sense of anaemic

Definition

pale and sickly-looking

Losing a lot of blood makes you tired and anaemic.

Synonyms

pale,

weak,

dull,

frail,

feeble,

wan,

sickly,

bloodless,

colourless,

infirm,

pallid,

ashen,

characterless,

enervated,

like death warmed up (informal)

in the sense of bleached

Her hair was bleached blonde.

Synonyms

whitened,

faded,

lightened,

washed-out,

etiolated (formal),

stone-washed,

peroxided,

achromatic

in the sense of drab

Definition

dull and dreary

his drab little office

Synonyms

dull,

grey,

gloomy,

dismal,

dreary,

shabby,

sombre,

lacklustre,

flat,

dingy,

colourless,

uninspired,

vapid,

cheerless

Synonyms of 'colourless'

colourless

Explore 'colourless' in the dictionary

单词	colourless
释义	Trends of colourless View usage for: colourless (kʌləʳləs) regional note: in AM, use colorless 1. adjective Something that is colourless has no colour at all. ...a colourless, almost odourless liquid with a sharp, sweetish taste. Synonyms: uncoloured, faded, neutral, bleached More Synonyms of colourless 2. adjective [usually verb-link ADJECTIVE] If someone's face is colourless, it is very pale, usually because they are frightened, shocked, or ill. Her face was colourless, and she was shaking. His complexion was colorless and he hadn't shaved. Synonyms: ashen, washed out, wan, sickly More Synonyms of colourless 3. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] Colourless people or places are dull and uninteresting. ...the much more experienced but colourless General. We hurried through the colourless little town set on the fast-flowing Nyakchu. More Synonyms of colourless colourless in British English or US colorless (ˈkʌləlɪs) adjective 1. without colour 2. lacking in interest a colourless individual 3. grey or pallid in tone or hue 4. without prejudice; neutral Derived forms colourlessly (ˈcolourlessly) or US colorlessly (ˈcolorlessly) adverb colourlessness (ˈcolourlessness) or US colorlessness (ˈcolorlessness) noun Examples of 'colourless' in a sentence colourless It looked like thin treacle and after one distillation yielded a colourless liquid which burned brilliantly. Stewart Lamont WHEN SCOTLAND RULED THE WORLD: The Story of the Golden Age of Genius, Creativityand Exploration (2002) The strongman himself is often a colourless figure. Times, Sunday Times (2011) Those who were not blinded could not see the gas because it is colourless. Times, Sunday Times (2009) She returned after a few moments with a large bottle of colourless liquid and placed it on the table. Times, Sunday Times (2013) A rather colourless pair of unprepossessing portraits. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Pale moss, almost colourless, carpets the forest floor. Times, Sunday Times (2008) On the one hand, her calm quietness is admired, but others carp that she is colourless and dull. The Sun (2013) 1 (adjective) in the sense of uncoloured Definition without colour a colourless, almost odourless liquid Synonyms uncoloured faded a girl in a faded dress neutral I tend to wear neutral colours like grey and beige. bleached Her hair was bleached blonde. washed out a washed-out blue denim jacket achromatic achromic 2 (adjective) in the sense of ashen Definition grey or pallid in tone or hue Her face was colourless, and she was shaking. Synonyms ashen He fell back, shocked, his face ashen. washed out She tried to hide her washed-out face behind large, dark glasses. wan He looked wan and tired. sickly Wallpapers are too often designed in sickly pastel shades. anaemic Losing a lot of blood makes you tired and anaemic. Opposites healthy , glowing , blooming , flushed , robust , radiant , ruddy 3 (adjective) in the sense of uninteresting Definition dull and uninteresting He is a drab, colourless little man. Synonyms uninteresting Why did he choose these pale, nerveless, uninteresting people? dull They can both be rather dull. tame The report was pretty tame stuff. dreary They live such dreary lives. drab his drab little office lacklustre his party's lacklustre performance during the election campaign vacuous insipid She pretended to be meek and insipid so that they would underestimate her. They gave an insipid opening performance in a nil-nil draw. vapid The conversation was vapid and uninteresting. characterless unmemorable Opposites interesting , bright , exciting , unusual , compelling , distinctive , colourful , animated Additional synonyms in the sense of anaemic Definition pale and sickly-looking Losing a lot of blood makes you tired and anaemic. Synonyms pale, weak, dull, frail, feeble, wan, sickly, bloodless, colourless, infirm, pallid, ashen, characterless, enervated, like death warmed up (informal) in the sense of bleached Her hair was bleached blonde. Synonyms whitened, faded, lightened, washed-out, etiolated (formal), stone-washed, peroxided, achromatic in the sense of drab Definition dull and dreary his drab little office Synonyms dull, grey, gloomy, dismal, dreary, shabby, sombre, lacklustre, flat, dingy, colourless, uninspired, vapid, cheerless Synonyms of 'colourless' colourless Explore 'colourless' in the dictionary
随便看	archi archi- archibald archibald prize archiblast -archic archicarp archidiaconal archidiaconate archiepiscopacy archiepiscopal archiepiscopate archil archilochian archilochus archilowe archimage archimandrite archimedean archimedean screw archimedes archimedes' principle archimedes-principle archimedes' screw archimedes-screw

Trends ofcolourless

colourless

colourless in British English

Examples of 'colourless' in a sentencecolourless

Additional synonyms

Synonyms of 'colourless'

colourless

Trends of
colourless

Examples of 'colourless' in a sentence
colourless