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hueless

hueless

9.4
Something that has no color and looks grey or pale
  • adjective
  • /ˈhjuːləs/
translation icon : sin color
  • She painted a hueless world to convey a sense of emptiness.

Examples

  • The landscape appeared hueless under the thick blanket of fog.

  • The sky appeared hueless during the storm.

  • After the storm, the hueless sky gave the city a somber mood.

  • Her painting was a hueless depiction of despair.

  • The painting was hueless, making it appear dull and lifeless.

  • He described the winter landscape as hueless, with shades of gray dominating the scenery.

  • The room was painted in hueless tones, creating a serene and minimalistic atmosphere.

Synonyms

colorless
vshueless
  • US
12 2.9

Having very little or no color

focuses on complete absence of hue and saturation
achromatic
vshueless
1 8.1

Colors that do not have any hue, like black, white, and gray

means absence of hue rather than relation to neutral tones
achromous
vshueless
  • Specialized
9.9

Having no color and looking clear or white

is fully without hue or saturation
uncolored
vshueless
  • US
3.5

Having no color and looking clear or pale

describes total lack of hue or colorfulness
unpigmented
vshueless
  • Specialized
7.1

Having no color in the skin, fur, or body tissue

means absence of hue regardless of pigment cause
achromatous
vshueless
  • Specialized
9.9

Having no color or pigment

is strictly without hue or saturation rather than slightly pale
untinged
vshueless
7.5

Showing no sign of a feeling, quality, or color

is specifically about total lack of hue not mere absence of trace

Antonyms

colorful
  • US
110 2.1

Full of interesting stories and lively events

vivid
23 3.0

Very bright and clear in color and easy to notice

How Colorful

vivid
23 3.0
colored
  • US
88 1.0
muted
10 4.2
pale
291 1.0
colorless
  • US
12 2.9
hueless
9.4

Surface Forms

hueless positive

Morphology

hueless = hue (transparent) = hue + less

Direct and regular formation from 'hue' + '-less' meaning 'without color', which learners who know 'hue' and '-less' can readily infer.

Etymology

Hueless comes from hue ('color') plus the ending -less ('without'), so it simply means 'without color'. That's why something hueless looks colorless or very plain.