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Achromatic

Free from color; transmitting light without decomposing it into its primary colors.

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Argent 84% connected

Silver, or money.

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Argent 84% connected

Silver, or money.

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Ashy 84% connected

Pertaining to, or composed of, ashes; filled, or strewed with, ashes.

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Ashy 84% connected

Pertaining to, or composed of, ashes; filled, or strewed with, ashes.

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Blackish 84% connected

Somewhat black.

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Blackish 84% connected

Somewhat black.

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Canescent 84% connected

Growing white, or assuming a color approaching to white.

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Canescent 84% connected

Growing white, or assuming a color approaching to white.

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Chalky 84% connected

Consisting of, or resembling, chalk; containing chalk; as, a chalky cliff; a chalky taste.

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Chalky 84% connected

Consisting of, or resembling, chalk; containing chalk; as, a chalky cliff; a chalky taste.

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Charcoal 84% connected

Impure carbon prepared from vegetable or animal substances; esp., coal made by charring wood in a kiln, retort, etc., from which air is excluded. It…

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Charcoal 84% connected

Impure carbon prepared from vegetable or animal substances; esp., coal made by charring wood in a kiln, retort, etc., from which air is excluded. It…

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Coal-black 84% connected

As black as coal; jet black; very black.

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Coal-black 84% connected

As black as coal; jet black; very black.

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Ebon 84% connected

Consisting of ebony.

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Ebon 84% connected

Consisting of ebony.

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Ebony 84% connected

A hard, heavy, and durable wood, which admits of a fine polish or gloss. The usual color is black, but it also occurs red or green.

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Ebony 84% connected

A hard, heavy, and durable wood, which admits of a fine polish or gloss. The usual color is black, but it also occurs red or green.

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Gray 84% connected

White mixed with black, as the color of pepper and salt, or of ashes, or of hair whitened by age; sometimes, a dark mixed color; as, the soft gray ey…

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Gray 84% connected

White mixed with black, as the color of pepper and salt, or of ashes, or of hair whitened by age; sometimes, a dark mixed color; as, the soft gray ey…

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Grayish 84% connected

Somewhat gray.

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Grayish 84% connected

Somewhat gray.

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Grey 84% connected

See Gray (the correct orthography).

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Grey 84% connected

See Gray (the correct orthography).

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Hueless 84% connected

Destitute of color.

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Hueless 84% connected

Destitute of color.

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Inky 84% connected

Consisting of, or resembling, ink; soiled with ink; black.

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Inky 84% connected

Consisting of, or resembling, ink; soiled with ink; black.

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Iron-gray 84% connected

Of a gray color, somewhat resembling that of iron freshly broken.

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Iron-gray 84% connected

Of a gray color, somewhat resembling that of iron freshly broken.

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Jet 84% connected

Same as 2d Get.

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Jet 84% connected

Same as 2d Get.

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Jet-black 84% connected

Black as jet; deep black.

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Jet-black 84% connected

Black as jet; deep black.

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Pearly 84% connected

Containing pearls; abounding with, or yielding, pearls; as, pearly shells.

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Pearly 84% connected

Containing pearls; abounding with, or yielding, pearls; as, pearly shells.

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Pitchy 84% connected

Partaking of the qualities of pitch; resembling pitch.

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Pitchy 84% connected

Partaking of the qualities of pitch; resembling pitch.

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Sable 84% connected

A carnivorous animal of the Weasel family (Mustela zibellina) native of the northern latitudes of Europe, Asia, and America, -- noted for its fine, s…

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Sable 84% connected

A carnivorous animal of the Weasel family (Mustela zibellina) native of the northern latitudes of Europe, Asia, and America, -- noted for its fine, s…

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Silver 84% connected

A soft white metallic element, sonorous, ductile, very malleable, and capable of a high degree of polish. It is found native, and also combined with…

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Silver 84% connected

A soft white metallic element, sonorous, ductile, very malleable, and capable of a high degree of polish. It is found native, and also combined with…

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Silver-gray 84% connected

Having a gray color with a silvery luster; as, silver-gray hair.

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Silver-gray 84% connected

Having a gray color with a silvery luster; as, silver-gray hair.

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Silvery 84% connected

Resembling, or having the luster of, silver; grayish white and lustrous; of a mild luster; bright.

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Silvery 84% connected

Resembling, or having the luster of, silver; grayish white and lustrous; of a mild luster; bright.

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Slate-gray 84% connected

Of a dark gray, like slate.

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Slate-gray 84% connected

Of a dark gray, like slate.

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Slaty 84% connected

Resembling slate; having the nature, appearance, or properties, of slate; composed of thin parallel plates, capable of being separated by splitting;…

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Slaty 84% connected

Resembling slate; having the nature, appearance, or properties, of slate; composed of thin parallel plates, capable of being separated by splitting;…

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Snow-white 84% connected

White as snow; very white.

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Snow-white 84% connected

White as snow; very white.

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Snowy 84% connected

White like snow.

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Snowy 84% connected

White like snow.

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Sooty 84% connected

Of or pertaining to soot; producing soot; soiled by soot.

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Sooty 84% connected

Of or pertaining to soot; producing soot; soiled by soot.

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Whitish 84% connected

Somewhat white; approaching white; white in a moderate degree.

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Whitish 84% connected

Somewhat white; approaching white; white in a moderate degree.

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Colorless 66% connected

Without color; not distinguished by any hue; transparent; as, colorless water.

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Colorless 66% connected

Without color; not distinguished by any hue; transparent; as, colorless water.

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Hue 66% connected

Color or shade of color; tint; dye.

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Hue 66% connected

Color or shade of color; tint; dye.

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Synonym 1

Neutral 92% connected

Not engaged on either side; not taking part with or assisting either of two or more contending parties; neuter; indifferent.

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