colorless

CEFRC1

/ˈkʌl.ə.ləs/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Having no color.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    US standard spelling of colourless.

Examples

  • Ammonia is a colorless liquid or gas with a very strong smell.

  • Colorless green ideas sleep furiously.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1

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In context

  • The servant to whom he put this question was a young fellow with chubby cheeks, small, dull eyes, and a round chin, covered with a colorless down.

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Question 1 · Quick check

The liquid was clear and blank, just like pure water.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

adjective

From color + -less.