Definition of colorlessnext
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as in boring
causing weariness, restlessness, or lack of interest page after page of colorless prose without even one neat turn of phrase

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Recent Examples of colorless Seemingly in an ode to the song’s low-key history, Gadhia opened with a slow rendition of the pre-chorus and on a dark, colorless stage. Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 3 Aug. 2026 This colorless vinegar is also the top choice for pickling vegetables and cleaning around your home. Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 29 July 2026 This clearer smoke can trigger the formation of other colorless and odorless harmful pollutants. Kasha Patel, CNN Money, 17 July 2026 Margarine is naturally colorless, but producers add synthetic beta-carotene to it to mimic the color of butter. Rosemary Trout, Scientific American, 27 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for colorless
Recent Examples of Synonyms for colorless
Adjective
  • Between a school of banggai cardinalfish, a single juvenile emperor angelfish cut through, its deep blue scales segmented by white, vein-looking striations.
    John Donegan LONG BEACH POST, Arkansas Online, 15 Sep. 2026
  • In the end, the winners were predominantly white and the speeches were inarguably neutral.
    Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • Jasmine[‘s character] has a husband, a daughter, a boring life sometimes.
    Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 2026
  • These recipes for muffins, snack mix, energy balls and more are proof that eating better doesn’t have to be boring, regardless of age.
    Anna Luisa Rodriguez, Washington Post, 5 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • Unlike a polished piece of metal which is reflective and the same material from every direction, a second surface mirror is an assemblage, has a transparent layer, a reflective layer, and an opaque layer.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Is this organization, much of whose funding is not transparent and comes from member states in the Persian Gulf, designed to make peace, or make money?
    Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • Coach Sean McVay’s strategy of arriving the day before the game backfired and resulted in a dull performance by a team featuring some of the NFL’s biggest stars.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • If Khrzhanovsky’s goal was re-creating social and cultural conditions to capture drama at its purest, then the result merely proves Hitchcock’s refrain that drama is life with dull bits cut out.
    Siddhant Adlakha, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • Not to mention, its faded ivy tone is the perfect autumn hue.
    Kyra Surgent, InStyle, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Ben Rahilly owns an appliance store, a gift shop, a furniture store and a concrete business in Newberry, a faded logging town about 60 miles west of the Canadian border.
    Russ McNamara, NPR, 2 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • In fact, starting too early often has more downsides than taking it slow.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2026
  • But so far, the economy has grown at roughly 2% annually, slower than the gains during the Biden administration.
    Josh Boak, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • Soreness began settling in, and Mincey taught us a technique for safely walking on locked knees to spare our tiring muscles, which got us through the steep and gravelly hike.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2026
  • But keeping that up can be a tiring proposition once a Grand Slam rolls around.
    Rebecca Tauber, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • No one, in my opinion, comes close to this selfish, foul-mouthed and stupid showman.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Our business is stupid, but actors are the bomb / From Martindale to Milioti, my dad and my mom.
    Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2026

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“Colorless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/colorless. Accessed 16 Sep. 2026.

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