tintless
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- tintlessness noun
Etymology
Origin of tintless
Example Sentences
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A little tinge of color crept over Julia's tintless face as she told Pellet he might go.
From The Doctor's Dilemma by Stretton, Hesba
Antique art is in the first place purely linear art, colourless, tintless, without light and shade; next, it is essentially the art of the isolated figure, without background, grouping, or perspective.
From The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, September 1879 by Various
It can be tinted to the taste of the purchaser; but, as a rule, a tintless crystal is preferred.
From Across the Zodiac by Greg, Percy
Queen Oene sent her luminous glance afar: Fine rays of tintless light played round her head, Crowning her beauty with mysterious glory.
From The Arctic Queen by Unknown
When depressed, the very hue of his face seemed more dusk than when he smiled, and to-day cheek and forehead wore their most tintless and sober olive.
From Shirley by Brontë, Charlotte
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