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Colorless

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

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Ashen 84% connected

Of or pertaining to the ash tree.

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Ashen 84% connected

Of or pertaining to the ash tree.

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Blanched 84% connected

of Blanch

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Blanched 84% connected

of Blanch

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Bleached 84% connected

of Bleach

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Bleached 84% connected

of Bleach

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Bloodless 84% connected

Destitute of blood, or apparently so; as, bloodless cheeks; lifeless; dead.

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Bloodless 84% connected

Destitute of blood, or apparently so; as, bloodless cheeks; lifeless; dead.

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Drab 84% connected

A low, sluttish woman.

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Drab 84% connected

A low, sluttish woman.

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Etiolate 84% connected

To become white or whiter; to be whitened or blanched by excluding the light of the sun, as, plants.

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Etiolate 84% connected

To become white or whiter; to be whitened or blanched by excluding the light of the sun, as, plants.

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Etiolated 84% connected

of Etiolate

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Etiolated 84% connected

of Etiolate

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Faded 84% connected

of Fade

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Faded 84% connected

of Fade

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Livid 84% connected

Black and blue; grayish blue; of a lead color; discolored, as flesh by contusion.

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Livid 84% connected

Black and blue; grayish blue; of a lead color; discolored, as flesh by contusion.

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Lurid 84% connected

Pale yellow; ghastly pale; wan; gloomy; dismal.

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Lurid 84% connected

Pale yellow; ghastly pale; wan; gloomy; dismal.

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Neutral 84% 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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Neutral 84% 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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Pale 84% connected

Wanting in color; not ruddy; dusky white; pallid; wan; as, a pale face; a pale red; a pale blue.

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Pale 84% connected

Wanting in color; not ruddy; dusky white; pallid; wan; as, a pale face; a pale red; a pale blue.

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Pallid 84% connected

Deficient in color; pale; wan; as, a pallid countenance; pallid blue.

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Pallid 84% connected

Deficient in color; pale; wan; as, a pallid countenance; pallid blue.

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Pasty 84% connected

Like paste, as in color, softness, stickness.

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Pasty 84% connected

Like paste, as in color, softness, stickness.

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Sober 84% connected

Temperate in the use of spirituous liquors; habitually temperate; as, a sober man.

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Sober 84% connected

Temperate in the use of spirituous liquors; habitually temperate; as, a sober man.

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Somber 84% connected

Alt. of Sombre

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Somber 84% connected

Alt. of Sombre

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Sombre 84% connected

Dull; dusky; somewhat dark; gloomy; as, a somber forest; a somber house.

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Sombre 84% connected

Dull; dusky; somewhat dark; gloomy; as, a somber forest; a somber house.

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Wan 84% connected

Won.

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Wan 84% connected

Won.

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Washy 84% connected

Watery; damp; soft.

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Washy 84% connected

Watery; damp; soft.

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Waxen 84% connected

of Wax

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Waxen 84% connected

of Wax

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Waxy 84% connected

Resembling wax in appearance or consistency; viscid; adhesive; soft; hence, yielding; pliable; impressible.

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Waxy 84% connected

Resembling wax in appearance or consistency; viscid; adhesive; soft; hence, yielding; pliable; impressible.

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White 84% connected

Reflecting to the eye all the rays of the spectrum combined; not tinted with any of the proper colors or their mixtures; having the color of pure sno…

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White 84% connected

Reflecting to the eye all the rays of the spectrum combined; not tinted with any of the proper colors or their mixtures; having the color of pure sno…

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Whitened 84% connected

of Whiten

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Whitened 84% connected

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Derivationally related 2

Achromatism 74% connected

The state or quality of being achromatic; as, the achromatism of a lens; achromaticity.

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Achromatism 74% connected

The state or quality of being achromatic; as, the achromatism of a lens; achromaticity.

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Achromatic 66% connected

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

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Achromatic 66% connected

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

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Dull 66% connected

Slow of understanding; wanting readiness of apprehension; stupid; doltish; blockish.

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Dull 66% connected

Slow of understanding; wanting readiness of apprehension; stupid; doltish; blockish.

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Neutral 66% 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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Neutral 66% 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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Attribute 4

Color 66% connected

A property depending on the relations of light to the eye, by which individual and specific differences in the hues and tints of objects are apprehen…

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Color 66% connected

A property depending on the relations of light to the eye, by which individual and specific differences in the hues and tints of objects are apprehen…

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Colorful 94% connected

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Colorful 94% connected

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