Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Having no color; colorless.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Devoid of color; colorless.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Free from color; colorless.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective sciences Uncoloured; not
pigmented ; lacking incolour .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective having no color
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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When I tell you that you're bright, I'm telling you that if you are one of those brave people of color or estrogen who are able to overcome their poorly-lit genes and show intelligence, you too can be granted the glittering badge of brightness from a person qualified to know -- me, an achromic non-woman.
Mike Amato: Why Are Women So 'Bright'? Mike Amato 2011
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When I tell you that you're bright, I'm telling you that if you are one of those brave people of color or estrogen who are able to overcome their poorly-lit genes and show intelligence, you too can be granted the glittering badge of brightness from a person qualified to know -- me, an achromic non-woman.
Mike Amato: Why Are Women So 'Bright'? Mike Amato 2011
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When I tell you that you're bright, I'm telling you that if you are one of those brave people of color or estrogen who are able to overcome their poorly-lit genes and show intelligence, you too can be granted the glittering badge of brightness from a person qualified to know -- me, an achromic non-woman.
Mike Amato: Why Are Women So 'Bright'? Mike Amato 2011
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When I tell you that you're bright, I'm telling you that if you are one of those brave people of color or estrogen who are able to overcome their poorly-lit genes and show intelligence, you too can be granted the glittering badge of brightness from a person qualified to know -- me, an achromic non-woman.
Mike Amato: Why Are Women So 'Bright'? Mike Amato 2011
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