colorless
adjective
col·or·less
ˈkə-lər-ləs 
: lacking color: such as
b
: dull, uninteresting
colorless prose
colorlessly
adverb
colorlessness
noun
Synonyms
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
Recent Examples on the Web
As for colorless diamonds, the most reliable investment is Golconda Type IIa diamonds, known as the purest, most transparent and beautiful specimens from India’s Golconda mines.
—
Jill Newman, Robb Report, 18 Nov. 2023
Something starker than usual, maybe, or at least something colorless.
—Jacob Brogan, Washington Post, 7 Mar. 2024
An oasis of greenery surrounds the duplicitous Emperor (Christopher Walken) and his daughter, Princess Irulan (Florence Pugh), but the change of scenery is all but undone by the characters’ colorless solemnity.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2024
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, carbon monoxide, or CO, is a deadly odorless and colorless gas.
—USA TODAY, 18 Jan. 2024
Sure, the films of 2023 are sometimes colorless, but so, too, is a darkened theater in that brief moment before the projector springs to life.
—Jacob Brogan, Washington Post, 7 Mar. 2024
This is wonderful, since most earbuds are colorless.
—WIRED, 10 Nov. 2023
The Princeton Fire Department determined there were lethal amounts of carbon monoxide, a colorless, odorless gas that’s a byproduct of combustion.
—Forum News Service, Twin Cities, 12 Feb. 2024
This Must Be the Place, the bulk of their 45-minute performance was one colorless alt-pop tune after another.
—Preston Jones, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Jan. 2024
Jill Newman, Robb Report, 18 Nov. 2023
Something starker than usual, maybe, or at least something colorless.
—Jacob Brogan, Washington Post, 7 Mar. 2024
An oasis of greenery surrounds the duplicitous Emperor (Christopher Walken) and his daughter, Princess Irulan (Florence Pugh), but the change of scenery is all but undone by the characters’ colorless solemnity.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2024
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, carbon monoxide, or CO, is a deadly odorless and colorless gas.
—USA TODAY, 18 Jan. 2024
Sure, the films of 2023 are sometimes colorless, but so, too, is a darkened theater in that brief moment before the projector springs to life.
—Jacob Brogan, Washington Post, 7 Mar. 2024
This is wonderful, since most earbuds are colorless.
—WIRED, 10 Nov. 2023
The Princeton Fire Department determined there were lethal amounts of carbon monoxide, a colorless, odorless gas that’s a byproduct of combustion.
—Forum News Service, Twin Cities, 12 Feb. 2024
This Must Be the Place, the bulk of their 45-minute performance was one colorless alt-pop tune after another.
—Preston Jones, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Jan. 2024
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“Colorless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/colorless. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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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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