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10 Language-to-English DictionariesColorlessness
/ˈkʌlərləsnəs/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The state or quality of being without color.
"The colorlessness of the fog made the landscape appear eerily monochrome." - 2
A lack of vibrancy or liveliness in appearance or character.
"The painting's colorlessness contributed to its somber mood."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'colorlessness' is derived from the combination of 'color' and the suffix '-lessness', which indicates the absence of something. The root 'color' comes from the Latin 'color', meaning 'hue' or 'appearance', while '-lessness' is a common English suffix used since the 14th century to denote lack or absence.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Colorlessness" is said worldwide
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Incolorité
Transliteration: ɛ̃.kɔ.lɔ.ʁi.te
"L'incolorité de la brume a rendu le paysage étrangement monochrome."
Farb- und Farblosigkeit
Transliteration: faʁb-ʊnt faʁblosɪçkaɪt
"Die Farblosigkeit des Nebels ließ die Landschaft unheimlich monochrom erscheinen."
Incolore
Transliteration: in.ko.lo.re
"L'incolore della nebbia ha reso il paesaggio stranamente monocromatico."
Incoloridad
Transliteration: in.co.lo.ri.dad
"La incoloridad de la niebla hizo que el paisaje pareciera extrañamente monocromático."
Incoloridade
Transliteration: in.co.lo.ri.da.de
"A incoloridade da névoa fez a paisagem parecer estranhamente monocromática."
रंगहीनता
Transliteration: Rangheenata
"धुंध की रंगहीनता ने परिदृश्य को अजीब तरह से एकरूप बना दिया।"
无色性
Transliteration: wú sè xìng
"雾的无色性使得风景显得异常单调。"
무색성
Transliteration: musaekseong
"안개의 무색성이 풍경을 이상하게 단조롭게 만들었습니다."
無色性
Transliteration: Mushokusei
"霧の無色性は風景を奇妙に単調にしました。"
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