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colorlessness

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col⋅or⋅less

  [kuhl-er-lis]
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–adjective
1. without color: Pure water is colorless.
2. pallid; dull in color: a colorless complexion.
3. lacking vividness or distinctive character; dull; insipid: a colorless description of the parade.
4. unbiased; neutral.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME; see color, -less

Related forms:
col⋅or⋅less⋅ly, adverb
col⋅or⋅less⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
3. unexciting, dreary, drab, lackluster.
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col·or·less   (kŭl'ər-lĭs)   
adj.  

  1. Lacking color.

  2. Weak in color; pallid.

  3. Lacking animation, variety, or distinction; dull. See Synonyms at dull.

col'or·less·ly adv., col'or·less·ness n.
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