Many-coloured

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Composed of a great number of different colours; multicoloured; variegated. not-comparable

    "In the hollow, a large mezerian bush gave life to the green expanse; the anemones opened their many-coloured petals to the sun; the tulips were just opening; and there seemed scarcely any need of greater variety, or of sweeter smells, than those which the hyacinths afforded."

Synonyms

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motleymulticolormulticoloredvariegated

Antonyms

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wan

Example

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"In the hollow, a large mezerian bush gave life to the green expanse; the anemones opened their many-coloured petals to the sun; the tulips were just opening; and there seemed scarcely any need of greater variety, or of sweeter smells, than those which the hyacinths afforded."

Etymology

From many + colour + -ed.

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