What does colourless mean?

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. colorless, colourlessadjective

    lacking in variety and interest

    "a colorless and unimaginative person"; "a colorless description of the parade"

  2. colorless, colourlessadjective

    weak in color; not colorful

Wiktionary

  1. colourlessadjective

    Having no, or little colour.

  2. colourlessadjective

    water white.

  3. colourlessadjective

    Lacking in interest or variety.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Colourlessadjective

    Without colour; not distinguished by any hue; transparent.

    Etymology: from colour.

    Transparent substances, as glass, water and air, when made very thin by being blown into bubbles, or otherways formed into plates, exhibit various colours, according to their various thinness; although, at a greater thickness, they appear very clear and colourless. Isaac Newton, Opt.

    Pellucid colourless glass or water, by being beaten into a powder or froth, do acquire a very intense whiteness. Richard Bentley.

ChatGPT

  1. colourless

    Colourless refers to something that lacks colour, is transparent, clear, or not pigmented. It might also imply something that is undistinguished, dull, or lacking in vibrancy or interest.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of colourless in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of colourless in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of colourless in a Sentence

  1. Longfellow:

    The rays of happiness, like those of light, are colourless when unbroken.

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