different between colourless vs characterless

English

Alternative forms

• colorless (American spelling)

Etymology

colour +? -less

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?k?l?(?).l?s/

Adjective

colourless (comparative more colourless, superlative most colourless)

1. Having little or no colour.
2. (of a liquid) Water white.
3. Lacking in interest or variety.

Synonyms

• (having little or no colour): see also Thesaurus:achromatic
• (of a liquid): clear, waterlike; see also Thesaurus:transparent
• (lacking in interest): drab, dull; see also Thesaurus:boring

Translations

See also

• Colorless green ideas sleep furiously on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

English

Etymology

character +? -less

Adjective

characterless (comparative more characterless, superlative most characterless)

1. Having no distinguishing character or quality.
   • 1855, William Cooper Nell, Harriet Beecher Stowe, The Colored Patriots of the American Revolution,

     The great mass of American citizens estimate us, as being a characterless and purposeless people ; and hence we hold up our heads, if at all, against the withering influence of a nation's scorn and contempt.

   • 1944, Emily Carr, The House of All Sorts, "Friction," [1]

     The House of All Sorts was new and characterless. It had not yet found itself—and an apartment house takes longer to find itself than do individual private houses.

2. Lacking in or devoid of personality.

Translations

Anagrams

• clearstarches