washiness

Lacking color intensity

The quality of being watery, weak, or diluted.

Washiness describes something lacking intensity or substance—the washiness of overbrewed tea, the washiness of pale watercolors.

It extends to weak expression or feeble character: The washiness of his arguments convinced no one.

dilution

watered-down

Reduced in strength

diluted · weak · attenuated · tenuous · liquefied · dissolved · sparse · light · reduced · diminished

faded

bleached

Had color removed

colorless · dull · muted · pastel · wan · pallid · whitish · ghostly · drab · lackluster

vagueness

indistinct

Unclear, hard to perceive

  • hazyUnclear, indistinct
  • blurryIndistinct, lacking definition
  • fuzzySoft and unclear

unclear · nebulous · diffuse · soft · undefined · muddled · imprecise · noncommittal · indefinite · amorphous

Opposites
color/visual intensity

washinessvividness

Intense clarity or lifelikeness

vibrancy · saturation · richness · brilliance · boldness

expressive force

washinessvividness

Intense clarity or lifelikeness

forcefulness · incisiveness · sharpness · distinctness · clarity

concentration/dilution

washinessconcentration

Sustained single-minded attention

richness · potency · intensity · strength · thickness

Family

wash, washing, washed, washroom, whitewash, unwashed, washer, washout, washable

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