multi-colored
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Definition
Adjective: Having many different colors; consisting of sections, patches, or parts that are colored differently and often brightly.
Usage
The adjective "multi-colored" is used to describe an object, animal, or surface that displays a variety of distinct colors. It emphasizes a vibrant, patchy, or variegated appearance rather than a single, uniform color or a simple gradient.
Examples
- The child was delighted by the multi-colored pinwheel spinning in the wind.
- She wore a beautiful multi-colored scarf woven with threads of blue, green, and gold.
- The parrot's multi-colored feathers were stunning in the sunlight.
- The artist created a multi-colored mosaic on the floor of the entrance hall.
Advanced Usage
- Figurative Use: While primarily literal, "multi-colored" can be used figuratively to describe something composed of diverse elements.
- The festival was a multi-colored tapestry of music, food, and traditions from around the world.
Variants and Related Words
- Multicolored (Adjective): An alternative spelling without the hyphen. (e.g., )
- Multicolor (Adjective): Used attributively, often before another noun. (e.g., )
- Particolored (Adjective): Having different colors in different parts; often used for animals or fabrics. (e.g., )
- Variegated (Adjective): Exhibiting different colors, especially as irregular patches or streaks; common in botany. (e.g., )
- Kaleidoscopic (Adjective): Having complex, changing patterns of colors, like a kaleidoscope. (e.g., )
Synonyms
- Colorful
- Motley
- Pied
- Piebald
- Polychromatic
- Rainbow
- Speckled
Antonyms
- Monochromatic
- Solid-colored
- Uniform
Adjective
- having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly
- a jester dressed in motley
- the painted desert
- a particolored dress
- a piebald horse
- pied daisies