uncolored
3.5
Having no color and looking clear or pale
- adjective
- /ʌnˈkʌlɚd/
- US
:
incoloro
- The artist chose to leave the canvas uncolored, allowing the natural texture of the material to show through.
Examples
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An uncolored photograph can sometimes evoke a sense of nostalgia for the past.
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A circle representing a member of the Assemblies of God could be colored red, and an individual whose affiliation and beliefs are unknown could be left uncolored.
Academic text (2005) -
The uncolored walls of the room made it feel bright and spacious.
Synonyms
12
2.9
Having very little or no color
focuses on missing pigment rather than dull appearance
hueless
vsuncolored
9.4
Something that has no color and looks grey or pale
refers to lack of color because of missing pigment
7.1
Having no color in the skin, fur, or body tissue
is the general absence of color regardless of pigment
untinted
vsuncolored
4.0
Clear and natural because it has no added color
means absence of color or pigment not just absence of added tint
untinged
vsuncolored
7.5
Showing no sign of a feeling, quality, or color
refers only to visual absence of color or pigment
Antonyms
How Colorful
Surface Forms
uncolored positive
uncoloured positive
Morphology
Etymology
Uncolored is made of un- meaning 'not' and color meaning 'a shade or pigment'. So uncolored literally means 'not colored' and can describe things that have no color or speech that shows no added feeling.