Colourless — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

lacking in variety and interest

weak in color; not colorful

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˌɪstɐləɡɹˈæfɪkəl/

🇬🇧British English

/dˌɪsɪnflˈeɪʃənəɹi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˌɪsɪnflˈeɪʃənəɹi/

3 syllables Say it as /kɹˌɪstɐləɡɹˈæfɪkəl/.

Examples

a colorless and unimaginative person
a colorless description of the parade

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

colorless

Antonyms

colorful colourful

Parts of Speech

adjective	lacking in variety and interest “a colorless and unimaginative person”
adjective	weak in color; not colorful

Word Forms

colorlessness	noun	the visual property of being without chromatic color
colourlessness	noun	the visual property of being without chromatic color

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

farblos

es mangelt an Abwechslung und Interesse

🇫🇷French

incolore

manque de variété et d'intérêt

🇪🇸Spanish

incoloro

carente de variedad e interés

🇮🇹Italian

incolore

privo di varietà e interesse

🇳🇱Dutch

kleurloos

weinig variatie en belangstelling

🇵🇹Portuguese

incolor

falta de variedade e interesse

🇷🇺Russian

бесцветный

не хватает разнообразия и интереса

India

🇮🇳Hindi

रंगहीन

विविधता और रुचि की कमी

🇧🇩Bengali

বর্ণহীন

বৈচিত্র্য এবং আগ্রহের অভাব

🇮🇳Tamil

நிறமற்ற

பல்வேறு மற்றும் ஆர்வம் இல்லாதது

🇮🇳Telugu

రంగులేని

వైవిధ్యం మరియు ఆసక్తి లేకపోవడం

🇮🇳Marathi

रंगहीन

विविधता आणि स्वारस्य नसणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

રંગહીન

વિવિધતા અને રસનો અભાવ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬಣ್ಣರಹಿತ

ವೈವಿಧ್ಯತೆ ಮತ್ತು ಆಸಕ್ತಿಯ ಕೊರತೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നിറമില്ലാത്ത

വൈവിധ്യവും താൽപ്പര്യവും ഇല്ലാത്തത്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੇਰੰਗ

ਵਿਭਿੰਨਤਾ ਅਤੇ ਦਿਲਚਸਪੀ ਦੀ ਘਾਟ

🇵🇰Urdu

بے رنگ

تنوع اور دلچسپی کا فقدان

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

无色

缺乏多样性和兴趣

🇯🇵Japanese

無色

多様性と面白さに欠ける

🇰🇷Korean

무색의

다양성과 흥미가 부족하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

không màu

thiếu sự đa dạng và thú vị

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่มีสี

ขาดความหลากหลายและความสนใจ

🇮🇩Indonesian

tanpa warna

kurang variasi dan minat

🇵🇭Filipino

walang kulay

kulang sa pagkakaiba-iba at interes

🇲🇾Malay

tidak berwarna

kurang kepelbagaian dan minat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

عديم اللون

تفتقر إلى التنوع والاهتمام

🇮🇷Persian

بی رنگ

فاقد تنوع و علاقه

🇹🇷Turkish

renksiz

çeşitlilik ve ilgi eksikliği

🇮🇱Hebrew

חֲסַר צֶבַע

חסר מגוון ועניין

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The primary meaning of 'colourless' is 'lacking in variety and interest'.

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