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Colourless

🔄 Synonyms of "Colourless"

30 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
lurid	Pruriently detailed and sensationalistic about something shocking or horrifying, especially with regard to violence or sex.
pallid	Appearing weak, pale, or wan.
sombreverb	Dark; gloomy; shadowy, dimly lit.
somberverb	US standard spelling of sombre. [Dark; gloomy; shadowy, dimly lit.]
livid	(informal) So angry that one turns pale; very angry; furious; liverish.
drabnoun	(by extension) A dull or uninteresting appearance or situation, unremarkable.
ashenverb	Ash-colored; pale; anemic
etiolated	(by extension) Of an animal or person: having an ashen or pale appearance; also, haggard or thin; physically weak.
whitenoun	Bright and colourless; reflecting equal quantities of all frequencies of visible light.
palenoun	Light in color.
blanched	lacking complexion or color
pastynoun	A type of seasoned meat and vegetable hand pie, usually of a semicircular shape.
waxen	Made of or covered with wax.
washed-out	Alternative form of washed out. [(idiomatic) Very tired and lacking energy or animation.]
washynoun	Watery; damp; soft.
etiolateverb	To make pale through lack of light, especially of a plant.
faded	That has lost some of its former vividness and colour.
bloodless	(figurative) Lacking emotion, passion or vivacity.
colorless	US standard spelling of colourless. [Having little or no colour.]
bleached	Whitened; made white using bleach
achromic	(sciences) Uncoloured; not pigmented; lacking in colour.
dulled	Made dull.
waxynoun	Resembling wax in texture or appearance.
achromatous	Lacking normal colour; colourless
achromous	colorless; achromatic

↔️ Antonyms of "Colourless"

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
colorful	Possessing prominent and varied colors.
colourful	British standard spelling of colorful.
colorednoun	Having a color.
colourednoun	British standard spelling of colored.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Colourless"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
blanched	lacking complexion or color
uncolored	(American spelling) Having no color; not treated with a dye or other color.
sober	Not drunk; not intoxicated.
drab	(by extension) Particularly of color: dull, uninteresting.
lurid	Pruriently detailed and sensationalistic about something shocking or horrifying, especially with regard to violence or sex.
bloodless	(figurative) Lacking emotion, passion or vivacity.
sombre	Dark; gloomy; shadowy, dimly lit.
somber	US standard spelling of sombre. [Dark; gloomy; shadowy, dimly lit.]
wan	Pale, sickly-looking.
pallid	Appearing weak, pale, or wan.
etiolate	etiolated
washed-out	Alternative form of washed out. [(idiomatic) Very tired and lacking energy or animation.]
faded	That has lost some of its former vividness and colour.
livid	(informal) So angry that one turns pale; very angry; furious; liverish.
pale	Light in color.
washy	Watery; damp; soft.
colorless	US standard spelling of colourless. [Having little or no colour.]
uncoloured	British standard spelling of uncolored.
pasty	Like paste, sticky.
achromatous	Lacking normal colour; colourless