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colourless.

Having little or no colour.

10 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈkʌlə(ɹ).ləs/UK
  1. Having little or no colour.

    UK
  2. Water white.

    UK
  3. Lacking in interest or variety.

    UK
  4. Neutral in opinion or allegiance; centrist

    UK
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *-ōs Proto-Indo-European *ḱélōs Proto-Italic *kelōs Old Latin colōs Latin color Old French color Anglo-Norman colurbor. Middle English colour English colour Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English colourless From colour + -less.

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