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: full of variety or interest
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of speech
: rude, offensive
… he had begun to gamble and use colorful language …—
Yohannes Edemariam
Synonyms
Example Sentences
I wore a colorful outfit.
He gave a colorful account of his travels.
Recent Examples on the Web
In the past three years, Be Rooted has grown from just four journals to more than 65 products on its website, including colorful and decorative journals, planners, throw pillows and 500-piece puzzles.
—Mariah Thomas, Good Housekeeping, 12 Apr. 2023
The country is a wonderland filled with white-sand shores, hidden coves, and colorful reefs.
—Madeline Bilis, Travel + Leisure, 11 Apr. 2023
Guest rooms are uniquely decorated with artisan pieces and art, colorful textiles, furnishings, tile mosaics, and wood-burning kiva fireplaces to curl up in front of.
—Alyssa Girdwain, Women’s Health, 7 Apr. 2023
These colorful and comical birds will brighten our gardens throughout the summer.
—Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Apr. 2023
One of the pioneers of college basketball in the state was the colorful and volatile Stormin’ Norman Sloan, who became the basketball coach at the University of Florida in the 1960s, replacing the former head coach who doubled as an assistant football coach.
—Mike Bianchi, Orlando Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2023
Depending on your vibe (or various vibe shifts), affordable designer bags range from sleek and minimal wardrobe essentials to colorful and embellished accents.
—Laura Lajiness Kaupke, Glamour, 31 Mar. 2023
Styles in the ’80s were so exaggerated and colorful and extreme and there was for sure, like, a general boom feeling.
—Laird Borrelli-persson, Vogue, 30 Mar. 2023
This AcuRite model is the best weather station for those who are most interested in clear, understandable, and basic data–because its strongest asset is its colorful and engaging LCD screen.
—Alida Nugent, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Mar. 2023
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First Known Use
1848, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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adjective
abounding in color: In their tartans, the Scots guard made a colorful array.
richly eventful or picturesque: a colorful historical period.
presenting or suggesting vivid or striking scenes: a colorful narrative.
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Origin of colorful
First recorded in 1885–90; color + -ful
OTHER WORDS FROM colorful
col·or·ful·ly, adverbcol·or·ful·ness, nounun·col·or·ful, adjective
Words nearby colorful
colored stone, colorfast, colorfield, color filter, color force, colorful, color guard, colorific, colorimeter, color index, coloring
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MORE ABOUT COLORFUL
What does colorful mean?
Colorful literally means full of color, especially a lot of different bright colors.
It can also be used in a figurative way to mean rich with interesting or vividly depicted elements, such as characters or events.
For example, a colorful story is one with a lot of interesting parts, locations, and especially colorful characters—people with unique (or eccentric) personalities and ways of life.
A place like a restaurant or nightclub might be said to have a colorful history, meaning a lot of very interesting or unusual things have happened there.
The phrase colorful language is a euphemism—it’s a polite way of referring to language that contains a lot of curse words, obscenities, or other potentially offensive terms. Colorful is sometimes used in this way in other situations as a euphemistic or humorous way of implying that something is a bit seedy, shady, or outside the mainstream, as in That place is known to have a colorful clientele, if you know what I mean—a lot of shady deals go down there.
Example: The history of the museum is as colorful as the paintings that hang on its walls—it has seen some truly bizarre happenings over the years.
Where does colorful come from?
The first records of the word colorful come from the 1800s. The suffix -ful means “full of” and turns the noun color into the adjective colorful, literally meaning “full of color.”
Colorful is most often used to describe something that includes not just many different colors but especially bright and vibrant ones—like rainbows, leaves in the fall, or a candy store. The figurative sense of colorful also often implies a variety of things, such as in the phrase a colorful cast of characters. If you describe a period in history as colorful, it means it involved a lot of interesting or unusual events. Describing a person as colorful often implies that they’re flamboyant or interesting in a vibrant way. The words vivid and vibrant can be used as synonyms for the literal and figurative sense of colorful.
The word colorless is the opposite of colorful in both senses—it can describe something that literally has no color, or it can describe something that is dull because there’s nothing interesting about it.
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How is colorful used in real life?
Colorful is usually used positively, but it can occasionally be used in a slightly negative way to imply that something might be a bit offensive or seedy.
15 Colorful and Vibrant Street Artworks by Eduardo Kobrahttps://t.co/j3Kp2tpPMM #art pic.twitter.com/gTM3sOifR6
— Art Magazine (@myartmagazine) May 14, 2020
It’s a fast moving plot– we got seedy night clubs, madams, root doctors, and all sorts of colorful characters. But alongside that– serious social commentary about race, poverty and patriarchy.
— Tayari Jones (@tayari) May 12, 2020
The great comics throughout history have offended, made people think and question things, etc. They’ve often done so with blue language, to great success. But there’s a difference in using colorful language to make a point, and just flat-out insulting people for no reason.
— «Il Cartographer» Brian Zane (@zmanbrianzane) May 9, 2020
Try using colorful!
Which of the following words would NOT be used to describe something considered colorful?
A. vibrant
B. plain
C. interesting
D. vivid
Words related to colorful
bright, flashy, gaudy, hued, multicolored, rich, splashy, vibrant, vivid, distinctive, glamorous, lively, unusual, chromatic, florid, gay, intense, jazzy, kaleidoscopic, loud
How to use colorful in a sentence
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Industry members use an assortment of colorful names to refer to the group.
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Jupiter is well known for its iconic, colorful banded clouds and its great red spot.
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The case also includes a number of colorful details about how Bannon and Kolfage spent their ill-gotten gains and how they got caught.
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The Banana Lounge in Building 26 has chests full of free fruit, and a colorful piano outside.
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You may not have tailoring expertise under your belt, but to get a little Satō in your step, go for soft, classic fabrics with a fun, colorful lining.
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Shepherds abiding in the field” saw colorful Christmas lights that “shone round about them.
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This collection features 100 fun, colorful, and sometimes delightfully irreverent messages designed by Friends with Type.
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Sure, there are some colorful English aristocrats still around, but is the age of the delightfully nutty toff at an end?
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Masters employed a colorful cast of characters off the air as well.
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Sir Bob, 63, responded with his usual colorful language to his critics.
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Shelves and counters were piled with a colorful miscellany of goods calculated to appeal to primitive tastes.
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Mount Airy is built of brown stone and trimmed with light stone furnishing a colorful contrast.
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Additional atmosphere is created by the colorful, colonial costumes worn by the guides themselves.
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And so, back in the colorful days of the building of the fast-growing West, young Isaac Burns constructed his warehouse.
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Then the very next flash there were greens and yellows—changing, colorful, brilliant bars.
In vignettes centering on a fiery local waitress, a seventh-generation fisherman, the doyenne of a fading lesbian power culture, an unrepentant jinx, and other characters for whom the term colorful does scant justice, he introduces a community bound by tradition, superstition, recalcitrance, and a profound, more visceral than affectionate love for the sea.
CHO: Yes, that’s what you call a colorful preview of tonight’s annual Memorial Day concert in the nation’s capital. ❋ Unknown (2009)
«There is the Tasmanian myth,» he says, the Norse-Viking myth and the Adam and Eve myth — which he describes as colorful, interesting and «of course, all false.» ❋ Sally Quinn (2011)
APPLETON — The exhibit closing Sunday at the History Museum at the Castle carries a title colorful and descriptive: «Times They Are A-Changing.» ❋ Unknown (2009)
It’s just that, a setting with instant recognition that allows them to have all kinds of crazy but recognisable enemies that can be destroyed in ‘colorful‘ ways. ❋ SVGL (2009)
At one point, our group was taken to a bountiful restaurant where young waiters dressed in colorful cowboy outfits hurtled to and fro. ❋ Nikolas Kozloff (2010)
Surveying the shelves crammed with candies in colorful wrappers, I ask Cohen, Have you got Razzles? ❋ Saveur (2010)
Women in colorful dress and white hats crouched by the river, dipping their blankets in the gray water running by and beating them with wooden sticks — their primitive method of washing. ❋ Xiu Min Li (2010)
Praise dancers in colorful clothing leaped and raced through the aisles. ❋ Washington Post Editors (2010)
«Mix» is part of Colker’s interest in colorful theatricality and daredevil precision. ❋ Sarah Kaufman (2010)
For many Roman Catholics around the world, Halloween is officially old news, as many will partake in colorful celebrations today to mark another spooky holiday … ❋ The Huffington Post (2010)
These cupcakes have a vanilla butter cake base and are topped with a marshmallow cream cheese frosting that is coated in colorful sugar — just like Peeps are. ❋ Unknown (2009)
For many Roman Catholics around the world, Halloween is officially old news, as many will partake in colorful celebrations today to mark another spooky holiday known as the All Saints ‘Day or in Mexico, Dia de los Muertos. ❋ The Huffington Post (2010)
I’ve [added] a lot of colorful words to my [vocabulary] by using [urban dictionary]. ❋ Michelle0000 (2007)
Example of statements made for [colorism]
1.(rapper) «She gotta be a thick [lightskinned] redbone…long hair…»
2. «Dang you cute… for a dark skinned girl.»
3. «[Lightskinned] girls just way finer! I dont want no dark girl!» ❋ Loblg88 (2010)
[Colorism] is just as [harmful] as racism perpetrated by [whites] on blacks. ❋ Anne White (2008)
White folks in Washington
They sure know how
To call a colored man a nigger,
Just to see him bow. — [Lead Belly], «[Bourgeois] [Blues]» ❋ Octopod (2004)
[Chatroom] Session:
[British person]: So yh, mate. The colour of my car is red.
American person: wtf. u spelled color wrong.
British person: no, u did. the english language originated here. so colour is correct.
Open minded person: Shut up both of you. Both ‘colour’ and ‘color’ are both correct. You’re on the internet speaking internationally, so technically they’re both right.
British and [American people]: ….. ❋ PERSANNNNNNA (2009)
«[Color]» or «[colour]»…it’s the same [word] either way. ❋ C-Mills (2007)
«[Man] [get some] colors [CJ]!» ❋ Dave (2004)
[1st] person (silently [mouthing]): Colorful
2nd person: [Awww], I love you, too. ❋ AmyElizabeth95 (2010)
ERIC: [Kamron] I got all dress up and made you this nice dinner because you said there would be coloring tonight!
[KAMRON]: I’m not in the mood for coloring. [I have a headache]. ❋ Naked Ninja Quel (2008)
[Wassup] [homie], why [ain’t] you wearing colors today? ❋ V. Kroenen (2005)
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[`kʌlərfʊl]
красочный, яркий
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красочный, яркий* * *
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многоцветный, красочный, яркий
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Синонимический ряд:
1. bright (adj.) brave; bright; brilliant; colored; colory; gay; kaleidoscopic; loud; multicolored; psychedelic; resplendent; vibrant; vivid
2. picturesque (adj.) distinctive; eccentric; interesting; off-beat; picturesque; quaint; realistic; unique; unusual
Антонимический ряд:
dull; monotone; ordinary
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adj.mnogobarvny · многобарвны
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colorful image
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colorful entrepreneur
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colorful image
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colorful log (river) drive
Лесоводство:молевой лесосплав
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > colorful log (river) drive
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colorful log river drive
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colorful patches
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colorful log drive
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colorful — adj. 1. having striking color. Opposite of {colorless}. Note: [Narrower terms: {changeable, chatoyant, iridescent, shot}; {deep, rich}; {flaming}; {fluorescent, glowing}; {prismatic}; {psychedelic}; {red, ruddy, flushed, empurpled}] Syn:… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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colorful — [adj1] brilliant, intensely hued bright, chromatic, flashy, florid, gaudy, gay, hued, intense, jazzy, kaleidoscopic, loud, motley, multicolored, picturesque, prismatic, psychedelic, rich, showy, splashy, variegated, vibrant, vivid; concepts… … New thesaurus
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colorful — 1889, in figurative sense of interesting, from COLOR (Cf. color) + FUL (Cf. ful) … Etymology dictionary
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colorful — (Amer.) color·ful || kÊŒlÉ™fÊŠl adj. full of color, multicolored; not predictable, not regular; picturesque; exciting and interesting; characterized by profane words or curses (also colourful) … English contemporary dictionary
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colorful — [kul′ər fəl] adj. 1. full of color or of vivid colors 2. full of interest or variety; vivid colorfully adv. colorfulness n … English World dictionary
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Colorful — For other uses, see Color. For the 2010 animated film, see Colorful (film). Colorful カラフル (Karafuru) Genre Parody Manga … Wikipedia
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Colorful — Cet article concerne le manga de Torajirō Kishi et ses adaptations. Pour le film d animation japonais de Keiichi Hara, voir Colorful (film). Colorful カラフル (Karafuru) Type Seinen Genre … Wikipédia en Français
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colorful — col|or|ful [ kʌlərfl ] adjective * 1. ) something that is colorful has bright colors or a lot of different colors: a colorful carpet 2. ) interesting, exciting, and sometimes funny: colorful characters 3. ) colorful language is rude or uses… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
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Colorful — Este artículo o sección necesita referencias que aparezcan en una publicación acreditada, como revistas especializadas, monografías, prensa diaria o páginas de Internet fidedignas. Puedes añadirlas así o avisar … Wikipedia Español
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colorful — adjective 1. having striking color (Freq. 6) colorful autumn leaves • Syn: ↑colourful • Ant: ↑colorless • Similar to: ↑ablaze, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
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colorful — colorfully, adv. colorfulness, n. /kul euhr feuhl/, adj. 1. abounding in color: In their tartans, the Scots guard made a colorful array. 2. richly eventful or picturesque: a colorful historical period. 3. presenting or suggesting vivid or… … Universalium
Other forms: colorfully
Things that are colorful are brightly colored or have many different colors. A brilliant red cardinal is a colorful bird, while a brown sparrow isn’t quite as colorful.
Some nutrition experts recommend eating a colorful diet, including vegetables and fruits of varied colors for optimum health. A colorful bouquet of flowers would be equally varied, perhaps with white daisies, pink roses, blue violets, and yellow carnations. Brilliantly colored things are colorful too, like a tree with orange leaves in the fall. Figuratively, colorful language is rude or coarse, and a colorful group of friends is interesting and varied.
Definitions of colorful
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adjective
having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination
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synonyms:
colored, coloured
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crimson, flushed, red, red-faced, reddened
(especially of the face) reddened or suffused with or as if with blood from emotion or exertion
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bay
(used of animals especially a horse) of a moderate reddish-brown color
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bichrome, bicolor, bicolored, bicolour, bicoloured, dichromatic
having two colors
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black, blackened
(of the face) made black especially as with suffused blood
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blue-flowered
having blue flowers
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brightly-colored, brightly-coloured
having a bright color
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buff-colored, buff-coloured
having a buff color
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chestnut-colored, chestnut-coloured
having the brown color of chestnuts
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chocolate-colored, chocolate-coloured
having the color of dark chocolate
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cinnamon colored, cinnamon coloured, cinnamon-colored, cinnamon-coloured
having the color of cinnamon
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cinnamon-red
red tinged with cinnamon
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cream-colored, creamy-colored, creamy-white
having the color of fresh cream
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dark-colored, dark-coloured, dusky-colored, dusky-coloured
having a dark color
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dun-colored, dun-coloured
having a dun color
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fawn-colored, fawn-coloured
having the color of a fawn
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flame-colored, flame-coloured
having the brilliant orange-red color of flames
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flesh-colored, flesh-coloured
having a bright red or pinkish color
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garnet-colored, garnet-coloured
having the color of garnet
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ginger, gingery
(used especially of hair or fur) having a bright orange-brown color
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gold-colored, gold-coloured
having the color of gold
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honey-colored, honey-coloured
having the color of honey
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indigo
having a color between blue and violet
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lead-colored, lead-coloured
having the color of lead
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liver, liver-colored
having a reddish-brown color
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metal-colored, metal-coloured, metallic-colored, metallic-coloured
having a metallic color
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monochromatic, monochrome, monochromic, monochromous
having or appearing to have only one color
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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
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neutral-colored, neutral-coloured
having a color that does not attract attention
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olive-colored, olive-coloured
having the color of green olives
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orange-colored, orange-coloured, orange-hued
having the color of ripe oranges
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orange-flowered
having orange flowers
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pale-colored, pale-hued
having a pale color
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pastel-colored
having pale delicate colors
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peach-colored
having the color of a ripe peach
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polychromatic, polychrome, polychromic
having or exhibiting many colors
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purple-flowered
having purple flowers
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red-flowered
having red flowers
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roan
(used of especially horses) having a brownish coat thickly sprinkled with white or grey
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rose-colored, rosy-colored
having a rose color
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rust-colored
having the brown color of rust
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silver-colored
having the color of polished silver
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straw-colored, straw-coloured
having the color of dry straw
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tawny-colored, tawny-coloured
having a tawny color
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trichromatic, trichrome, tricolor, tricolour
having or involving three colors
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violet-colored, violet-coloured, violet-flowered
having a violet color
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violet-purple
light violet and dark purple
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crimson, flushed, red, red-faced, reddened
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adjective
having striking color
“colorful autumn leaves”
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synonyms:
colourful
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chromatic
being, having, or characterized by hue
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ablaze
resembling flame in brilliance or color
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bright, brilliant, vivid
having striking color
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changeable, chatoyant, iridescent, shot
varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles
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deep, rich
strong; intense
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fluorescent
brilliantly colored and apparently giving off light
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prismatic
exhibiting spectral colors formed by refraction of light through a prism
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psychedelic
having the vivid colors and bizarre patterns associated with psychedelic states
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shrill
of colors that are bright and gaudy
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vibrant
of colors that are bright and striking
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colorless, colourless
weak in color; not colorful
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achromatic, neutral
having no hue
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ashen, blanched, bloodless, livid, white
anemic looking from illness or emotion
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bleached, faded, washed-out, washy
having lost freshness or brilliance of color
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drab, sober, somber, sombre
lacking brightness or color; dull
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dulled, greyed
deprived of color
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blanched, etiolate, etiolated
(especially of plants) developed without chlorophyll by being deprived of light
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lurid
ghastly pale
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mealy, pale, pallid, wan
abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress
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pastelike, pasty
resembling paste in color; pallid
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prefaded
(of fabric or clothing) having been given a faded (weathered) appearance by artificial means
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waxen, waxlike, waxy
having the paleness of wax
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white, whitened
(of hair) having lost its color
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chromatic
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adjective
striking in variety and interest
“a
colorful period of history”“a
colorful character”“colorful language”
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synonyms:
colourful
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brave, braw, gay
brightly colored and showy
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flashy, gaudy, jazzy, showy, sporty
(used especially of clothes) marked by conspicuous display
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many-sided
full of variety or interest
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noisy
attracting attention by showiness or bright colors
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picturesque
strikingly expressive
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brave, braw, gay
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Britannica Dictionary definition of COLORFUL
[more colorful; most colorful]
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having a bright color or a lot of different colors
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full of color
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I wore a colorful outfit.
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the bird’s colorful feathers
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interesting or exciting
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He gave a colorful account of his travels.
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She has a colorful [=bright, cheerful] personality.
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He was a colorful character. [=a very unusual person]
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◊ If you use colorful language you use words that are usually considered rude or offensive.
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He’s been known to use some colorful language when he starts talking about politics.
— colorfully
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or British
colourfully
/ˈkʌlɚfli/
adverb
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The room was colorfully decorated.
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col·or·ful
(kŭl′ər-fəl)
adj.
1. Full of color; abounding in colors: colorful leaves in the fall.
2. Characterized by rich variety; vividly distinctive: colorful language.
col′or·ful·ly adv.
col′or·ful·ness n.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
col•or•ful
(ˈkʌl ər fəl)
adj.
1. abounding in color.
2. having vivid, striking, or spirited elements.
[1885–90]
col′or•ful•ly, adv.
col′or•ful•ness, n.
Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Adj. | 1. | colorful — having striking color; «colorful autumn leaves»
chromatic — being or having or characterized by hue |
| 2. | colorful — striking in variety and interest; «a colorful period of history»; «a colorful character»; «colorful language»
colorless, colourless — lacking in variety and interest; «a colorless and unimaginative person»; «a colorless description of the parade» |
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| 3. | colorful — having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination; «colored crepe paper»; «the film was in color»; «amber-colored heads of grain» |
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colorful
adjective
2. Evoking strong mental images through distinctiveness:
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красочный, яркий
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Мои примеры
Словосочетания
a book embellished with colorful illustrations — книга, украшенная яркими /красочными/ иллюстрациями 
a colorful character in the buttoned-down, dull-grey world of business — красочный персонаж в консервативном, тускло-сером мире бизнеса
a colorful recital of a night on the town — живописное описание ночного города
colorful image — насыщенное цветное изображение
colorful log river drive — молевой лесосплав
colorful patches — разноцветные лоскутки
colorful log drive — молевой лесосплав
Примеры с переводом
He gave a colorful account of his travels.
Он красочно рассказал о своих путешествиях.
Charlie Chaplin had a long and colorful career.
У Чарли Чаплина была долгая и красочная карьера.
I wore a colorful outfit.
Я носила яркий комплект одежды.
The peacock has colorful plumage.
У этого павлина — красочное оперение.
In the living room there was a tank of colorful fish.
В гостиной стоял аквариум с разноцветными рыбками.
The tree was decorated with colorful glass globes.
Ёлка была украшена разноцветными стеклянными шарами.
The President’s speech was long on colorful phrases but short on solutions.
В выступлении президента было много цветастых фраз, но мало решений.
The bird’s colorful feathers are used to attract a mate.
Красочные перья эти птицы используют для привлечения партнёра.
We saw strange, colorful creatures in the crannies of the reef while scuba diving.
Во время дайвинга мы видели странных, разноцветных существ в расщелинах рифа.
Примеры, ожидающие перевода
…the motleys with their colorful outfits… 
The quilt is quite plain except for its colorful border.
…Muhammad Ali’s reputation as boxing’s most colorful cockalorum….
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Возможные однокоренные слова
color — цвет, колорит, оттенок, цветовой, цветной, окрашивать, красить
colorless — бесцветный, бледный
coloring — раскраска, окраска, колорит, цвет, красящее вещество, чувство цвета
colored — цветной, окрашенный, красочный, раскрашенный, крашеный
colors — расцветка, флаг, знамя
colorable — правдоподобный, окрашиваемый, благовидный
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If you’re quiet, you’re not living. You’ve got to be noisy and colorful and lively.
Mel Brooks
PRONUNCIATION OF COLORFUL
GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COLORFUL
Colorful is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.
WHAT DOES COLORFUL MEAN IN ENGLISH?
Color
Color or colour is the visual perceptual property corresponding in humans to the categories called red, blue, yellow, green and others. Color derives from the spectrum of light interacting in the eye with the spectral sensitivities of the light receptors. Color categories and physical specifications of color are also associated with objects or materials based on their physical properties such as light absorption, reflection, or emission spectra. By defining a color space, colors can be identified numerically by their coordinates. Because perception of color stems from the varying spectral sensitivity of different types of cone cells in the retina to different parts of the spectrum, colors may be defined and quantified by the degree to which they stimulate these cells. These physical or physiological quantifications of color, however, do not fully explain the psychophysical perception of color appearance. The science of color is sometimes called chromatics, chromatography, colorimetry, or simply color science.
WORDS THAT RHYME WITH COLORFUL
Synonyms and antonyms of colorful in the English dictionary of synonyms
Translation of «colorful» into 25 languages
TRANSLATION OF COLORFUL
Find out the translation of colorful to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of colorful from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «colorful» in English.
Translator English — Chinese
多彩
1,325 millions of speakers
Translator English — Spanish
colorido
570 millions of speakers
English
colorful
510 millions of speakers
Translator English — Hindi
रंगीन
380 millions of speakers
Translator English — Arabic
ملونة
280 millions of speakers
Translator English — Russian
красочный
278 millions of speakers
Translator English — Portuguese
colorido
270 millions of speakers
Translator English — Bengali
রঙিন
260 millions of speakers
Translator English — French
coloré
220 millions of speakers
Translator English — Malay
Berwarna-warni
190 millions of speakers
Translator English — German
bunt
180 millions of speakers
Translator English — Japanese
カラフル
130 millions of speakers
Translator English — Korean
다채로운
85 millions of speakers
Translator English — Javanese
Warni
85 millions of speakers
Translator English — Vietnamese
đầy màu sắc
80 millions of speakers
Translator English — Tamil
வண்ணமயமான
75 millions of speakers
Translator English — Marathi
रंगीत
75 millions of speakers
Translator English — Turkish
renkli
70 millions of speakers
Translator English — Italian
colorato
65 millions of speakers
Translator English — Polish
kolorowe
50 millions of speakers
Translator English — Ukrainian
барвистий
40 millions of speakers
Translator English — Romanian
colorat
30 millions of speakers
Translator English — Greek
πολύχρωμα
15 millions of speakers
Translator English — Afrikaans
kleurvolle
14 millions of speakers
Translator English — Swedish
färgrik
10 millions of speakers
Translator English — Norwegian
fargerik
5 millions of speakers
Trends of use of colorful
TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COLORFUL»
The term «colorful» is very widely used and occupies the 6.684 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
FREQUENCY
Very widely used
The map shown above gives the frequency of use of the term «colorful» in the different countries.
Principal search tendencies and common uses of colorful
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «colorful».
FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COLORFUL» OVER TIME
The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «colorful» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «colorful» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.
Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about colorful
10 QUOTES WITH «COLORFUL»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word colorful.
I’m a clown, which could be a public health role. I’m really interested in moving our society away from a society needing Xanax and Prozac, and that is really feeling depressed, to one that is celebrating, and so I find just walking around in colorful clothes, people smile.
More and more, Democrats are starting to worry they that they have a more um, colorful version of Jimmy Carter on their hands. Obama acts cool as a proverbial cucumber but that awful ’70s show seems frightfully close to a rerun.
‘Neon Future’ is, in short, a positive outlook on human progress and technology, looking forward to a bright, colorful utopia. It’s embracing the future and looking toward the future in a more optimistic way.
In the dining room, next to my collection of colorful papier-mache Mardi Gras float art, hang draperies made of the New Orleans toile fabric that I designed pre-Katrina for Hazelnut.
I’m not much interested in extrapolating science and technology; I merely use extrapolation as a means of putting people into new quandaries which produce colorful pressures and conflicts.
The most colorful section of a bookstore is the display of SF books, with art by people like Wayne Barlow, who is a terrific artist.
If you’re quiet, you’re not living. You’ve got to be noisy and colorful and lively.
I wanted stores that would feel like a comfortable room in my apartment, cozy and colorful and different.
I like a colorful sock. I’m a sock man.
Sometimes my quotes may be too colorful.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COLORFUL»
Discover the use of colorful in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to colorful and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Apple Confidential 2.0: The Definitive History of the …
Chronicles the best and the worst of Apple Computer’s remarkable story.
Discusses the habits and characteristics of peafowls.
3
Colorful Optical Illusions
Each of these optical illusions is a masterpiece of colorful design, with visual tricks to confound the mind and please the eye.
Aki Nurosi, Mark Shulman, 2004
4
Colorful Lateral Thinking Puzzles
A collection of puzzles that will challenge the best puzzle solver.
Paul Sloane, Des MacHale, 2004
5
Colorful Knitwear Design
A collection of design ideas and techniques for knitting sweaters.
Threads Magazine, Threads, 1994
For the special baby in your life, why not crochet a beautiful blanket with lots of color? These four darling designs by Becky Stevens use plenty of pleasing pastels.
7
Dog’s Colorful Day: A Messy Story about Colors and Counting
Dog always seems to be underfoot when something messy (and colorful) is spilt, giving readers ten different spots on his white coat to count before book’s end and Dog’s bath. Reprint.
8
The Mathematical Coloring Book: Mathematics of Coloring and …
This book also addresses famous and exciting problems of Ramsey Theory, along with the history surrounding the discovery of Ramsey Theory.
Branko Grünbaum, Alexander Soifer, Peter Johnson, 2008
9
Colorful Stash Busters: 10 New Projects From Mary’s Cottage …
This Quiltmakers Club book is the first title from the Mary’s Cottage Quilts designer. Mary Cowan encourages stitchers to dip into their stash and take a fresh, colorful approach to the cottage style.
10
Kathryn the Grape’s Colorful Adventure
When Kathryn is upset, her magical butterfly friend Maggie shows that her colorful bracelet’s charms are reminders of the good things she has in life.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COLORFUL»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term colorful is used in the context of the following news items.
15 gorgeous colored-sand beaches around the world
From the Red Beach in Santorini, Greece, to the olive green shores of Papakōlea Beach in Hawaii, here are 15 of the most colorful beaches in … «Business Insider, Jul 15»
Colorful Kayak Cruise
Colorful Kayak Cruise. GABE DICKENS/P-R PHOTO | Posted: Tuesday, July 7, 2015 9:49 am. More than 30 people launch canoes and kayaks into the Saranac … «Plattsburgh Press Republican, Jul 15»
EAST LOS HIGH Season 3 Colorful New Teaser Trailer
EAST LOS HIGH is back! The Hulu Original returns for a third season on Wednesday, July 15th with an even hotter mix of love, dance, sex … «Nuke The Fridge, Jul 15»
Bridal whites with colorful past set for government auction
WASHINGTON >> The offerings at the Down the Aisle bridal show in Atlanta appeared no different from what you would find in any bridal shop … «Honolulu Star-Advertiser, Jul 15»
What’s cool for back to school? A look at the fresh, fun and colorful in …
This photo provided by Staples shows the Floating Shelf by The Ron Clark Academy. At Staples, students at two middle schools will see the … «Fox News, Jul 15»
Photos: Trash Barrel Paint-In brings colorful start to Fun Fest
KINGSPORT — Decorators of all ages congregated at the Allandale Mansion grounds on Tuesday for the 30th annual Trash Barrel Paint-In, … «Kingsport Times News, Jul 15»
Albany, El Cerrito host colorful holiday celebrations
With his woks and old kettles made into fanciful art pieces, Thomas Vincent wouldn’t be anywhere but El Cerrito’s WorldOne Festival on the … «Contra Costa Times, Jul 15»
FIRST LOOK: Eye Street paints colorful Fourth of July weekend
FIRST LOOK: Eye Street paints colorful Fourth of July weekend. BY CHARMAINE CLEVELAND ccleveland@bakersfield.com. Tuesday, Jul 7 … «The Bakersfield Californian, Jul 15»
Brazilian salpicão is a colorful and healthy alternative to chicken salad
Of course, Brazilian cooks like to samba in the kitchen, so there are nearly as many versions of salpicão as there are colorful themed floats at a … «Hanford Sentinel, Jul 15»
Everton FC’s most colorful pre-season tours remembered
Everton FC’s most colorful pre-season tours remembered. 10:31, 7 July 2015; By David Prentice. Pizza, a plague of houseflies & sunbathing… Dave Prentice on … «Daily Post North Wales, Jul 15»
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Defenition of the word colorful
- Having striking colors.
- having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination; «colored crepe paper»; «the film was in color»; «amber-colored heads of grain»
- striking in variety and interest; «a colorful period of history»; «a colorful character»; «colorful language»
- having striking color; «colorful autumn leaves»
- having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination
- having striking color
- striking in variety and interest
Synonyms for the word colorful
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- bright
- colored
- coloured
- colourful
- full of character
- gaudy
- in color
- interesting
- intriguing
- lively
- multi-colored
- multicolored
- multihued
- quaint
- rich
- unusual
- vibrant
- vivid
Similar words in the colorful
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- ablaze
- aflame
- auburn
- bay
- bichrome
- bicolor
- bicolored
- bicolour
- bicoloured
- black
- blackened
- blue
- blueish
- bluish
- brave
- braw
- bright
- brilliant
- calico
- changeable
- chatoyant
- colorful
- colorfully
- crimson
- culticolour
- deep
- dichromatic
- empurpled
- flamboyant
- flaming
- flashy
- fluorescent
- flushed
- gaudy
- gay
- ginger
- gingery
- hued
- iridescent
- jazzy
- many-sided
- monochromatic
- monochrome
- monochromic
- monochromous
- motley
- multicolor
- multicolored
- multicolour
- multicoloured
- painted
- particolored
- particoloured
- picturesque
- piebald
- pied
- polychromatic
- polychrome
- polychromic
- prismatic
- psychedelic
- purple
- red
- red-faced
- reddened
- reddish
- reddish-brown
- resplendent
- rich
- roan
- shot
- showy
- sporty
- tinged
- tinted
- touched
- trichromatic
- trichrome
- tricolor
- unrestrained
- varicolored
- varicoloured
- vivid
Antonyms for the word colorful
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- colorless
- colourless
- uncolored
- uncoloured
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