colorful
English edit
Alternative forms edit
- colourful (Commonwealth English)
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkʌlɚfəl/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkʌləfəl/
Adjective edit
colorful (comparative more colorful, superlative most colorful) (American spelling)
- Possessing prominent and varied colors.
- Interesting, multifaceted, energetic, distinctive.
- 1895, H. Walter Staner, Henry Sturmey, The Autocar:
- One of the most colourful people in motor racing, he writes in a colourful manner.
- (euphemistic) Profane, obscene, offensive (usually in the phrase colourful language).
- 2002, news.bbc.co.uk
- Hussain celebrated reaching his ton with a gesture towards the media centre, pointing to the number three on the back of his shirt and offering some colourful language.
- 2002, news.bbc.co.uk
Synonyms edit
- (possessing prominent and varied colors): motley, multicolored, polychromatic; see also Thesaurus:multicolored
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
possessing prominent and varied colors
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interesting, multifaceted
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(euphemistic) profane
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