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COLORFUL
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination
Example:
amber-colored heads of grain
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Similar:
lead-colored; lead-coloured (having the color of lead)
liver; liver-colored (having a reddish-brown color)
metal-colored; metal-coloured; metallic-colored; metallic-coloured (having a metallic color)
monochromatic; monochrome; monochromic; monochromous (having or appearing to have only one color)
calico; motley; multi-color; multi-colored; multi-colour; multi-coloured; multicolor; multicolored; multicolour; multicoloured; painted; particolored; particoloured; piebald; pied; varicolored; varicoloured (having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly)
neutral-colored; neutral-coloured (having a color that does not attract attention)
olive-colored; olive-coloured (having the color of green olives)
orange-colored; orange-coloured; orange-hued (having the color of ripe oranges)
orange-flowered (having orange flowers)
pale-colored; pale-hued (having a pale color)
pastel-colored (having pale delicate colors)
peach-colored (having the color of a ripe peach)
polychromatic; polychrome; polychromic (having or exhibiting many colors)
purple-flowered (having purple flowers)
red-flowered (having red flowers)
roan ((used of especially horses) having a brownish coat thickly sprinkled with white or grey)
rose-colored; rosy-colored (having a rose color)
rust-colored (having the brown color of rust)
silver-colored (having the color of polished silver)
straw-colored; straw-coloured (having the color of dry straw)
tawny-colored; tawny-coloured (having a tawny color)
trichromatic; trichrome; tricolor (having or involving three colors)
violet-colored; violet-coloured; violet-flowered (having a violet color)
violet-purple (light violet and dark purple)
crimson; flushed; red; red-faced; reddened ((especially of the face) reddened or suffused with or as if with blood from emotion or exertion)
bay ((used of animals especially a horse) of a moderate reddish-brown color)
bichrome; bicolor; bicolored; bicolour; bicoloured; dichromatic (having two colors)
black; blackened ((of the face) made black especially as with suffused blood)
blue-flowered (having blue flowers)
brightly-colored; brightly-coloured (having a bright color)
buff-colored; buff-coloured (having a buff color)
chestnut-colored; chestnut-coloured (having the brown color of chestnuts)
chocolate-colored; chocolate-coloured (having the color of dark chocolate)
cinnamon-colored; cinnamon-coloured; cinnamon colored; cinnamon coloured (having the color of cinnamon)
cinnamon-red (red tinged with cinnamon)
cream-colored; creamy-colored; creamy-white (having the color of fresh cream)
dark-colored; dark-coloured; dusky-colored; dusky-coloured (having a dark color)
dun-colored; dun-coloured (having a dun color)
fawn-colored; fawn-coloured (having the color of a fawn)
flame-colored; flame-coloured (having the brilliant orange-red color of flames)
flesh-colored; flesh-coloured (having a bright red or pinkish color)
garnet-colored; garnet-coloured (having the color of garnet)
ginger; gingery ((used especially of hair or fur) having a bright orange-brown color)
gold-colored; gold-coloured (having the color of gold)
honey-colored; honey-coloured (having the color of honey)
indigo (having a color between blue and violet)
Attribute:
color; coloring; colour; colouring (a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Having much or varied color
Example:
colorful autumn leaves
Synonyms:
colorful; colourful
Classified under:
Similar:
vibrant (of colors that are bright and striking)
shrill (of colors that are bright and gaudy)
psychedelic (having the vivid colors and bizarre patterns associated with psychedelic states)
prismatic (exhibiting spectral colors formed by refraction of light through a prism)
fluorescent (brilliantly colored and apparently giving off light)
changeable; chatoyant; iridescent; shot (varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles)
bright; brilliant; vivid (having strong or striking color)
ablaze (resembling flame in brilliance or color)
Also:
chromatic (being or having or characterized by hue)
Attribute:
color; colour; vividness (interest and variety and intensity)
Antonym:
colorless (weak in color; not colorful)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Striking in variety and interest
Example:
colorful language
Synonyms:
colorful; colourful
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
brave; braw; gay (brightly colored and showy)
flashy; gaudy; jazzy; showy; sporty ((used especially of clothes) marked by conspicuous display)
many-sided (full of variety or interest)
noisy (attracting attention by showiness or bright colors)
picturesque (strikingly expressive)
Antonym:
colorless (lacking in variety and interest)
