What does "colorific" mean?

Any substance that produces coloured precipitates.

What is a synonym for "colorific"?

Common synonyms include: chromatic, cold, coloring, cool, dichromatic, embellished.

How do you pronounce "colorific"?

Pronounced //ˌkʌl.əˈɹɪf.ɪk//.

Colorific

//ˌkʌl.əˈɹɪf.ɪk// adj, noun

adj, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1
Any substance that produces coloured precipitates. obsolete

Adjective

1
That produces colored precipitates obsolete
2
colorful
"It's a magical place filled with luscious tropical greens, colorific rare flowers, and talkative birds with personalities—all underneath a futuristic dome sky."
3
flowery; ornate figuratively

Synonyms

All synonyms

chromatic cold coloring cool dichromatic embellished

Antonyms

All antonyms

wan

Example

More examples

"It's a magical place filled with luscious tropical greens, colorific rare flowers, and talkative birds with personalities—all underneath a futuristic dome sky."

Etymology

From French colorifique or New Latin colorificus, from color + -i- + -ficus.

More for "colorific"

Synonyms Sentences Pronunciation Translate

Next best steps

Find stronger synonyms See usage examples Check pronunciation Browse writing guides

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.