Colourful

adj

adj ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    British standard spelling of colorful.

    "It was a colourful vase with red and white hoops on the lid, and red bands above and below the main frieze. These bands also carry a metope pattern in white of triple lines and blobs, which can just be distinguished on the photographs."

Adjective
  1. 1
    having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination wordnet
  2. 2
    having much or varied color wordnet
  3. 3
    striking in variety and interest wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
coloredcolorfulcolorfulcoloured

Example

More examples

"I don't like this quiet necktie. Please show me a more colourful one."

Etymology

From colour + -ful.

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