colorful

col·or·ful

adj \ˈkə-lər-fəl\

Definition of COLORFUL

1

: having striking colors <colorful scenery>

2

: full of variety or interest <a colorful description>

— col·or·ful·ly \-f(ə-)lē\ adverb

— col·or·ful·ness \-fəl-nəs\ noun

Examples of COLORFUL

1. I wore a colorful outfit.
2. He gave a colorful account of his travels.

First Known Use of COLORFUL

1880

Related to COLORFUL

Synonyms: chromatic, colored, kaleidoscopic, motley, multicolored, multihued, polychromatic, polychrome, prismatic, rainbow, varicolored, varied, variegated, various

Antonyms: colorless; monochromatic, monochromic, monotone, self-colored, solid

Related Words: iridescent, opalescent; brave, bright, brilliant, gay, vibrant; flashy, garish, gaudy, loud, showy, splashy; checkered, dotted, patterned, plaid, plaided, striped; dappled (also dapple), marbled, mottled, parti-color (or parti-colored), piebald, pied, pinto; flecked, specked, speckled, spotted; banded, barred, brindled (or brindle), streaked, striated; bichrome, bicolored (or bicolor), dichromatic, trichromatic, tricolor (or tricolored), two-tone, two-toned

Near Antonyms: achromatic; bleached, decolorized, faded, washed-out; dull, faint, gray (also grey), neutral, pale, pallid, unbrilliant

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Other Color Terms

argentine, cerise, cerulean, cyan, ocher, perse, puce, taupe, vermilion