What does colorless mean?

colorless means "lacking in variety and interest". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in colorless?

colorless has 3 syllables: col-or-less. The stress falls on "col". In IPA it is /ˈkʌlɚləs/.

What is another word for colorless?

Close synonyms include colourless, colourless. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of colorless?

The recorded antonyms are colorful, colorful.

Is colorless a common word?

colorless is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

colorless — meaning, pronunciation and 2 definitions

adjective

2 sensesA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
lacking in variety and interest
“a colorless and unimaginative person”
“a colorless description of the parade”
Synonymscolourless
Antonymscolorful
Similarneutral pale
2.
weak in color; not colorful
Synonymscolourless
Antonymscolorful
Similarashen bleached drab dulled etiolate lurid pale pasty

Questions about colorless

What does colorless mean?: colorless means "lacking in variety and interest". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in colorless?: colorless has 3 syllables: col-or-less. The stress falls on "col". In IPA it is /ˈkʌlɚləs/.
What is another word for colorless?: Close synonyms include colourless, colourless. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
What is the opposite of colorless?: The recorded antonyms are colorful, colorful.
Is colorless a common word?: colorless is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for colorless come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

adjective

2 sensesA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
lacking in variety and interest
“a colorless and unimaginative person”
“a colorless description of the parade”
Synonymscolourless
Antonymscolorful
Similarneutral pale
2.
weak in color; not colorful
Synonymscolourless
Antonymscolorful
Similarashen bleached drab dulled etiolate lurid pale pasty

Questions about colorless

What does colorless mean?: colorless means "lacking in variety and interest". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in colorless?: colorless has 3 syllables: col-or-less. The stress falls on "col". In IPA it is /ˈkʌlɚləs/.
What is another word for colorless?: Close synonyms include colourless, colourless. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
What is the opposite of colorless?: The recorded antonyms are colorful, colorful.
Is colorless a common word?: colorless is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

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