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Colourless vs Deathly - What's the difference?

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Colourless is a related term of deathly.


As adjectives the difference between colourless and deathly

is that colourless is having little or no colour while deathly is appearing as though dead, or on the verge of death.

As an adverb deathly is

in a way that resembles death.

colourless

English

(wikipedia colourless)

Alternative forms

* colorless (American spelling)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Having little or no colour.
  • (of a liquid) Water white.
  • Lacking in interest or variety.

    • See also

    * (Colorless green ideas sleep furiously) British English forms

    deathly

    English

    Adjective

    (en-adj)
  • Appearing as though dead, or on the verge of death.
    • He has a deathly pallor.
  • Fatal, causing death.
  • Extreme.
    • He has a deathly fear of crocodiles.

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • In a way that resembles death.
    • He was deathly pale.
  • Extremely, dreadfully.
    • The water was deathly cold.
    He was deathly afraid of crocodiles.