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tintless

adjective

ˈtint-ləs How to pronounce tintless (audio)
Definition of tintlessnext
archaic
as in white
lacking an addition of color the tintless light of the midwinter sun

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tintless
  1. white
  2. faded
  3. transparent
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
Definition of white
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
Definition of faded
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
Definition of transparent
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“Tintless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tintless. Accessed 16 Sep. 2026.

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