Definition
In a way that lacks color, vividness, or emotional intensity; dully or plainly.
Etymology
From 'colorless' (adjective) + '-ly' (adverb suffix). 'Colorless' comes from 'color' + '-less' (suffix meaning 'without').
Kelly Says
A great actor can deliver a potentially boring line 'colorlessly'—without any inflection or emotion—and somehow make the audience feel the character's emotional numbness more powerfully than if they acted dramatically.
Translations
ARالعربية
بدون لون
bilad lun
CACatalà
sense color
sen-sa koh-lor
CSČeština
bez barvy
bez bar-vy
DADansk
farveløs
far-ve-løs
DEDeutsch
farblos
FAR-blos
ELΕλληνικά
χωρίς χρώμα
chori chroma
ESEspañol
sin color
sin KOH-lor
FRFrançais
sans couleur
san KOOL-ur
HIहिन्दी
रंगहीन
rang-heen
HUMagyar
színestelen
szee-nes-te-len
IDBahasa Indonesia
tanpa warna
tanpa warna
ITItaliano
senza colore
sen-za koh-LOR-e
KMKM
មិនមានពណ៌
min ma-an pon
MSBahasa Melayu
tanpa warna
tanpa warna
MYမြန်မာ
ရွှေကြာမရှိ
shwe kya ma shyi
NLNederlands
kleurloos
kleur-loos
NONorsk
farveløs
far-ve-løs
PLPolski
bez koloru
bez ko-lo-ru
PTPortuguês
sem cor
sem KOR
RORomână
fără culoare
fara koo-lo-ree
RUРусский
без цвета
bez tsveta
SVSvenska
färglös
färg-lös
SWKiswahili
bila rangi
bi la ran-gi
TAதமிழ்
நிறமற்ற
nir-mat-tr
TEతెలుగు
రంగులేని
rang-ule-ni
THไทย
ไม่มีสี
mai mee see
TLTL
walang kulay
walang ku-lay
TRTürkçe
renksiz
renk-siz
UKУкраїнська
без кольору
bez koloryu
VITiếng Việt
không màu
khong mau