colorless

/ˈkʌlərləs/

/ˈkʌləlɪs/

Other forms: colorlessly

Definitions of colorless

1. adjective

   weak in color; not colorful
   synonyms: colourless

   achromatic, neutral

   having no hue

   ashen, blanched, bloodless, livid, white

   anemic looking from illness or emotion

   bleached, faded, washed-out, washy

   having lost freshness or brilliance of color

   drab, sober, somber, sombre

   lacking brightness or color; dull

   dulled, greyed

   deprived of color

   blanched, etiolate, etiolated

   (especially of plants) developed without chlorophyll by being deprived of light

   lurid

   ghastly pale

   mealy, pale, pallid, wan

   abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress

   pastelike, pasty

   resembling paste in color; pallid

   prefaded

   (of fabric or clothing) having been given a faded (weathered) appearance by artificial means

   waxen, waxlike, waxy

   having the paleness of wax

   white, whitened

   (of hair) having lost its color

   antonyms:

   colorful

   having striking color

   chromatic

   being, having, or characterized by hue

   ablaze

   resembling flame in brilliance or color

   bright, brilliant, vivid

   having striking color

   changeable, chatoyant, iridescent, shot

   varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles

   deep, rich

   strong; intense

   fluorescent

   brilliantly colored and apparently giving off light

   prismal, prismatic

   exhibiting spectral colors formed by refraction of light through a prism

   psychedelic

   having the vivid colors and bizarre patterns associated with psychedelic states

   shrill

   of colors that are bright and gaudy

   vibrant

   (of colors) bright and striking
2. adjective

   lacking in variety and interest
   “a colorless and unimaginative person”

   “a colorless description of the parade”

   synonyms: colourless

   neutral

   lacking distinguishing quality or characteristics

   pale, pallid

   lacking in vitality or interest or effectiveness

   dull

   lacking in liveliness or animation

   antonyms:

   colorful

   striking in variety and interest

   brave, braw, gay

   brightly colored and showy

   flashy, gaudy, jazzy, showy, sporty

   (used especially of clothes) marked by conspicuous display

   many-sided

   full of variety or interest

   noisy

   attracting attention by showiness or bright colors

   picturesque

   strikingly expressive