dull sober somber subfusc

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dull sober somber subfusc - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Colorless \Col"or*less\, a.
     1. Without color; not distinguished by any hue; transparent;
        as, colorless water; a colorless gas.
  
     Note: [Narrower terms: ashen, bloodless, livid, lurid, pale, pallid, pasty, wan, waxen
           ; neutral; white] [Also
           See: achromatic, colorless.]
           [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
  
     2. Free from any manifestation of partial or peculiar
        sentiment or feeling; not disclosing likes, dislikes,
        prejudice, etc.; as, colorless music; a colorless style;
        definitions should be colorless.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. having lost its normal color.
  
     Note: [Narrower terms: blanched, etiolate, etiolated, whitened
           ; bleached, faded, washed-out, washy;
           dimmed, dulled, grayed; dirty; dull, sober, somber, subfusc
           ] colored
  
     Syn: colorless, uncolored, uncoloured.
          [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]