multicolor
Adjective 1. Having many different colors; variegated: Describes something that displays a variety of distinct colors, often in sections, patches, or patterns.
The adjective "multicolor" is used directly before a noun to describe it. It is typically written as one word, though the hyphenated form "multi-color" is also sometimes seen. It describes objects, animals, or designs that are not of a single, uniform color.
- She bought a beautiful multicolor scarf for the winter.
- The parrot's multicolor feathers were stunning in the sunlight.
- The artist used a multicolor palette for the mural.
- We saw a multicolor butterfly in the garden.
- As a descriptive attribute: The term is often used in design, fashion, and manufacturing to describe products, fabrics, or graphics.
- The new software update includes a multicolor theme option for the user interface.
- Multicolored (adj.): This is a more common variant with the same meaning.
- The children played with multicolored building blocks.
- Multihued (adj.): A more literary synonym meaning having many hues or colors.
- Particolored (adj.): Having different colors in different parts; patterned.
- Variegated (adj.): Exhibiting different colors, especially as irregular patches or streaks.
- Colorful
- Rainbow
- Motley
- Pied
- Piebald (often for animals)
- Polychrome
- Monochrome
- Solid-colored
- Uniform
- Plain
The core meaning of "multicolor" is the presence of multiple distinct colors. It often implies a bright, cheerful, or striking appearance due to the color variety. The related terms listed under "Variants" (like particolored, pied) are more specific, often implying a pattern of two or more colors in patches or sections, which aligns closely with the provided reference definition.
- 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