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colorful definition

colorful

 

 
  Overview  of  adj  colorful 
 
  The  adj  colorful  has  3  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (6)  colorful,  colourful  --  (having  striking  color;  "colorful  autumn  leaves") 
  2.  (3)  colorful  --  (striking  in  variety  and  interest;  "a  colorful  period  of  history";  "a  colorful  character";  "colorful  language") 
  3.  colored,  coloured,  in  color,  colorful  --  (having  color  or  a  certain  color;  sometimes  used  in  combination;  "colored  crepe  paper";  "the  film  was  in  color";  "amber-colored  heads  of  grain") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  colorful 
 
  3  senses  of  colorful 
 
  Sense  1 
  colorful  (vs.  colorless),  colourful 
 
  colorless  (vs.  colorful),  colourless 
  =>  ashen,  blanched,  bloodless,  livid,  white 
  =>  bleached,  faded,  washed-out,  washy 
  =>  drab,  sober,  somber,  sombre 
  =>  dulled,  grayed 
  =>  etiolate,  etiolated,  blanched 
  =>  lurid 
  =>  pale,  pallid,  wan 
  =>  pasty,  pastelike 
  =>  prefaded 
  =>  waxen,  waxlike,  waxy 
  =>  white,  whitened 
 
  Sense  2 
  colorful  (vs.  colorless) 
 
  colorless  (vs.  colorful),  colourless 
  =>  neutral 
  =>  pale,  pallid 
 
  Sense  3 
  colored  (vs.  uncolored),  coloured,  in  color(prenominal),  colorful 
 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  colorful 
 
  3  senses  of  colorful 
 
  Sense  1 
  colorful  (vs.  colorless),  colourful 
  =>  ablaze,  flaming 
  =>  bright,  brilliant,  vivid 
  =>  changeable,  chatoyant,  iridescent,  shot 
  =>  deep,  rich 
  =>  fluorescent 
  =>  prismatic 
  =>  psychedelic 
  Also  See->  chromatic#3 
 
  Sense  2 
  colorful  (vs.  colorless) 
  =>  brave,  braw,  gay 
  =>  flamboyant,  resplendent,  unrestrained 
  =>  flashy,  gaudy,  jazzy,  showy,  sporty 
  =>  many-sided 
  =>  picturesque 
 
  Sense  3 
  colored  (vs.  uncolored),  coloured,  in  color(prenominal),  colorful 
  =>  aflame(prenominal),  crimson,  red,  reddened,  red-faced,  flushed 
  =>  auburn,  reddish-brown 
  =>  bay 
  =>  bicolor,  bicolour,  bicolored,  bicoloured,  bichrome 
  =>  black,  blackened 
  =>  blue 
  =>  blue,  bluish,  blueish 
  =>  dichromatic 
  =>  empurpled,  purple 
  =>  ginger,  gingery 
  =>  hued(prenominal) 
  =>  monochromatic,  monochrome,  monochromic,  monochromous 
  =>  motley,  multicolor,  multicolour,  multicolored,  multicoloured,  painted,  particolored,  particoloured,  piebald,  pied,  varicolored,  varicoloured 
  =>  polychromatic,  polychrome,  polychromic 
  =>  red,  reddish 
  =>  roan 
  =>  tinted 
  =>  touched,  tinged 
  =>  trichromatic,  trichrome,  tricolor 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  colorful 
 
  2  of  3  senses  of  colorful 
 
  Sense  1 
  colorful  (vs.  colorless),  colourful 
  =>  color,  colour,  vividness 
 
  Sense  3 
  colored  (vs.  uncolored),  coloured,  in  color(prenominal),  colorful 
  =>  color,  colour,  coloring,  colouring 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  colorful 
 
  colorful  used  as  an  adjective  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  3) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  colorful 
  colorful 
 
  Overview  of  adj  colorful 
 
  The  adj  colorful  has  3  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (6)  colorful,  colourful  --  (having  striking  color;  "colorful  autumn  leaves") 
  2.  (3)  colorful  --  (striking  in  variety  and  interest;  "a  colorful  period  of  history";  "a  colorful  character";  "colorful  language") 
  3.  colored,  coloured,  in  color,  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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