ACHROMATIC COLOR Synonyms

• anemic looking from illness or emotion

• made of wood of the ash tree

• having lost freshness or brilliance of color

• (used of color) artificially produced; not natural

• lacking in variety and interest

• weak in color; not colorful

• having lost freshness or brilliance of color

• reduced in strength

• resembling or characteristic of a phantom

• a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black

• English radiobiologist in whose honor the gray (the SI unit of energy for the absorbed dose of radiation) was named (1905-1965)

• clothing that is a grey color

• English poet best known for his elegy written in a country churchyard (1716-1771)

• any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are grey

• American navigator who twice circumnavigated the globe and who discovered the Columbia River (1755-1806)

• horse of a light gray or whitish color

• United States botanist who specialized in North American flora and who was an early supporter of Darwin's theories of evolution (1810-1888)

• the SI unit of energy absorbed from ionizing radiation; equal to the absorption of one joule of radiation energy by one kilogram of matter; one gray equals 100 rad

• of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black

• showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair

• used to signify the Confederate forces in the American Civil War (who wore grey uniforms)

• intermediate in character or position

• make grey

• turn grey

• of a white the color of fresh milk

• resembling milk in color; not clear

• possessing no distinctive quality or characteristics

• having no hue

• one who does not side with any party in a war or dispute

• having no personal preference

• having only a limited ability to react chemically; chemically inactive

• not supporting or favoring either side in a war, dispute, or contest

• lacking distinguishing quality or characteristics

• having no net electric charge

• a wooden strip forming part of a fence

• very light colored; highly diluted with white

• (of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble

• lacking in vitality or interest or effectiveness

• abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress

• not full or rich

• turn pale, as if in fear

• abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress

• (of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble

• lacking in vitality or interest or effectiveness

• a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography

• coins made of silver

• a light shade of grey

• silverware eating utensils

• a trophy made of silver (or having the appearance of silver) that is usually awarded for winning second place in a competition

• made from or largely consisting of silver

• having the white lustrous sheen of silver

• of lustrous grey; covered with or tinged with the color of silver

• expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively

• coat with a layer of silver or a silver amalgam

• make silver in color

• turn silver

• of the white color of snow

• drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted

• having lost freshness or brilliance of color

• being of the achromatic color of maximum lightness; having little or no hue owing to reflection of almost all incident light

• of or belonging to a racial group having light skin coloration

• the quality or state of the achromatic color of greatest lightness (bearing the least resemblance to black)

• a person of European descent with a light-skinned or pale complexion

• the white part of an egg; the nutritive and protective gelatinous substance surrounding the yolk consisting mainly of albumin dissolved in water

• United States jurist appointed chief justice of the United States Supreme Court in 1910 by President Taft; noted for his work on antitrust legislation (1845-1921)

• (board games) the lighter pieces

• Australian writer (1912-1990)

• (usually in the plural) trousers made of flannel or gabardine or tweed or white cloth

• United States political journalist (1915-1986)

• United States architect (1853-1906)

• United States writer noted for his humorous essays (1899-1985)

• United States educator who in 1865 (with Ezra Cornell) founded Cornell University and served as its first president (1832-1918)

• a tributary of the Mississippi River that flows southeastward through northern Arkansas and southern Missouri

• free from moral blemish or impurity; unsullied

• marked by the presence of snow

• restricted to whites only

• glowing white with heat

• benevolent; without malicious intent

• (of a surface) not written or printed on

• (of coffee) having cream or milk added

• (of hair) having lost its color

• anemic looking from illness or emotion

• of summer nights in northern latitudes where the sun barely sets

• turn white

• a color lacking hue; white or grey or black