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COLOURFUL
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having much or varied color
Example:
colorful autumn leaves
Synonyms:
colorful; colourful
Classified under:
Similar:
ablaze (resembling flame in brilliance or color)
bright; brilliant; vivid (having strong or striking color)
changeable; chatoyant; iridescent; shot (varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles)
fluorescent (brilliantly colored and apparently giving off light)
prismatic (exhibiting spectral colors formed by refraction of light through a prism)
psychedelic (having the vivid colors and bizarre patterns associated with psychedelic states)
shrill (of colors that are bright and gaudy)
vibrant (of colors that are bright and striking)
Also:
chromatic (being or having or characterized by hue)
Attribute:
color; colour; vividness (interest and variety and intensity)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Striking in variety and interest
Example:
colorful language
Synonyms:
colorful; colourful
Classified under:
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:
colourless (lacking in variety and interest)
