hueless

hueless
hueless O.E. hiwlease "colorless;" see HUE (Cf. hue) + -LESS (Cf. -less). In O.E. and M.E. it also meant “formless, shapeless.”

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  • Hueless — Hue less, a. [AS. hiwle[ a]s. See {Hue} color.] Destitute of color. Hudibras. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • hueless — adjective Without hue; colourless …   Wiktionary

  • hueless — adj. lacking color, achromatic, lacking a tint or shade …   English contemporary dictionary

  • hueless — a. 1. Colorless, uncolored, untinged, achromatic, free from color. 2. Colorless, dull, pale, pallid, livid …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • hueless — hue·less …   English syllables

  • hueless — adjective of something totally lacking in saturation and therefore having no hue • Similar to: ↑achromatic, ↑neutral …   Useful english dictionary

  • Achromatism — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Absence of color. < N PARAG:Achromatism >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 achromatism achromatism Sgm: N 1 decoloration decoloration discoloration Sgm: N 1 pallor pallor pallidity Sgm: N 1 paleness paleness &c. >Adj …   English dictionary for students

  • Wannish — Wan nish, a. Somewhat wan; of a pale hue. [1913 Webster] No sun, but a wannish glare, In fold upon fold of hueless cloud. Tennyson. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Black — infobox color textcolor=white title=Black hex=000000 symbolism = lack, evil, darkness, bad luck, crime, mystery, silence, concealment, elegance, execution, end, chaos, death, and secrecy r=0|g=0|b=0 c=0|m=0|y=0|k=100 h= |s= |v=0 spelling=Color… …   Wikipedia

  • hue — hue1 hueless, adj. /hyooh/ or, often, /yooh/, n. 1. a gradation or variety of a color; tint: pale hues. 2. the property of light by which the color of an object is classified as red, blue, green, or yellow in reference to the spectrum. 3. color:… …   Universalium

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