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colourless
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colourless [ˈkʌləlɪs]
adj
1. (Physics / General Physics) without colour
2. lacking in interest a colourless individual
3. grey or pallid in tone or hue
4. without prejudice; neutral
colourlessly  adv
colourlessness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.colourless - lacking in variety and interest; "a colorless and unimaginative person"; "a colorless description of the parade"
dull - lacking in liveliness or animation; "he was so dull at parties"; "a dull political campaign"; "a large dull impassive man"; "dull days with nothing to do"; "how dull and dreary the world is"; "fell back into one of her dull moods"
colourful, colorful - striking in variety and interest; "a colorful period of history"; "a colorful character"; "colorful language"
2.colourless - weak in color; not colorful
achromatic, neutral - having no hue; "neutral colors like black or white"

colourless
adjective
1. uncoloured, faded, neutral, bleached, washed out, achromatic a colourless, almost odourless liquid
2. ashen, washed out, wan, sickly, anaemic Her face was colourless, and she was shaking.
ashen healthy, glowing, blooming, flushed, robust, radiant, ruddy
Translations
colourless colorless (US) [ˈkʌləlɪs] ADJsin color, incoloro (fig) (= dull) [person] → soso
a colourless liquidun líquido transparente
colourless [ˈkʌlərləs] (British) colorless (US) adj
[liquid, gas] → incolore
(= pale) [face] → blême; [complexion, skin] → pâle
(= dull) [person] → terne; [place] → fade
colour photograph (British) color photograph (US) nphoto f en couleur(s)
colour scheme (British) color scheme (US) ncombinaison f de couleurs
colour supplement n (British) (in newspaper)supplément m illustré
colour television (British) color television (US) ntélévision f en couleur(s)
colourless, (US) colorless
adj (lit, fig)farblos; existence alsograu
colourless colorless (Am) [ˈkʌləlɪs] adjincolore (fig) (dull) → scialbo/a
colourless colorless (Am) [ˈkʌləlɪs] adjincolore (fig) (dull) → scialbo/a


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