uncolored

adjective

un·​col·​ored ˌən-ˈkə-lərd How to pronounce uncolored (audio)
: not colored: such as
a
: not having color
uncolored glass
the last uncolored page in the coloring book
red, blue, or uncolored paper
b
: not altered or distorted
… she was now persisting in her pretense of devotion, uncolored, apparently, by any suspicion of what had happened.Theodore Dreiser

Examples of uncolored in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The level of detail and the uncolored response from these headphones will open a whole new layer of sound and detail on your favorite albums. Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 3 May 2023 Leave a few uncolored and throw them in the refrigerator shortly after cooling. Ana Calderone, Peoplemag, 7 Apr. 2023 Ordinary, uncolored birds had higher levels of oxidative damage in their blood than when they were first captured. Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 24 Sep. 2013 Although there’s plenty of bass coming from the woofers, the sound is uncolored and neutral, enabling plenty of clarity and very little clouding of the music. Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2022 In this image, three days after amputation, the skin (uncolored) has already covered the wound. Amber Dance, Discover Magazine, 31 Jan. 2020 It can be argued that a perfect music performance is, to a degree, invisible: a spotless, uncolored window revealing the intentions of the composer. Luke Schulze, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Dec. 2022 That leaves six remaining uncolored edges: BC, BD, BF, CD, CF and DF. Quanta Magazine, 8 Apr. 2022 The strategy is to avoid creating zugzwang quadrilaterals — except two that leave a common edge uncolored. Quanta Magazine, 8 Apr. 2022

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Word History

First Known Use

1538, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of uncolored was in 1538

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“Uncolored.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uncolored. Accessed 29 Apr. 2024.

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