Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The state or condition of being without color or distinctive hue.

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  • noun the state of being colorless

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  • noun the visual property of being without chromatic color

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Examples

  • At intermission, I overheard a listener complain about an emotional colorlessness despite the piece's exciting surface.

    Allan M. Jalon: Arts Lust: Jonathan Biss Beats the CRIS Allan M. Jalon 2011

  • At intermission, I overheard a listener complain about an emotional colorlessness despite the piece's exciting surface.

    Allan M. Jalon: Arts Lust: Jonathan Biss Beats the CRIS Allan M. Jalon 2011

  • I have visions of turning into a spectral gray, a mass of colorlessness, a vanguard of lost youth, haunted and hovering over the living with warnings of doing all that you can now.

    Countdown Matt Kang 2010

  • When Sean Hayes, from Will & Grace, made his Broadway debut in Promises, Promises playing a heterosexual man, the New York Times theater review included these lines: "his emotions often seem pale to the point of colorlessness ... his relationship with [his costar Kristin] Chenoweth feels more like that of a younger brother than a would-be lover and protector."

    Out Of Focus 2010

  • Setoodeh stands by his criticism of Hayes 'performance -- not his audience -- and points out that the New York Times theater critic wrote "his emotions often seem pale to the point of colorlessness ... his relationship with [his costar Kristin] Chenoweth feels more like that of a younger brother than a would-be lover and protector."

    Newsweek's Ramin Setoodeh Defends 'Homophobic' Piece, Will Visit 'Glee' Set 2010

  • It looked very wrong amidst the bright blue river and lush green banks, a sudden shock of colorlessness.

    Every little thing in the world Nina de Gramont 2010

  • It looked very wrong amidst the bright blue river and lush green banks, a sudden shock of colorlessness.

    Every little thing in the world Nina de Gramont 2010

  • I like the unripe, slightly salty melon of Vanille Galante, the cold lily note, the almost non-existence of vanilla, the pure, calm water in which the ingredients serenely flow, the pastel colorlessness of it all.

    Vanille Galante by Hermes: Perfume Review Marina Geigert 2009

  • I like the unripe, slightly salty melon of Vanille Galante, the cold lily note, the almost non-existence of vanilla, the pure, calm water in which the ingredients serenely flow, the pastel colorlessness of it all.

    Archive 2009-04-01 Marina Geigert 2009

  • Kurkdjian's sumptuous touch shows through the apparent purity of the fragrance, which makes its transparency warm and its colorlessness interesting.

    Kenzo Eau de Fleur Magnolia: Perfume Review Marina Geigert 2009

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