multicolour
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The jester's multicolour costume has bright patches of red, blue, and yellow.
Definition
Adjective: * Having many different colors; variegated. This word describes something that is not a single, uniform color but instead displays multiple distinct colors, often in a patchy, patterned, or bright way.
Usage
The adjective "multicolour" (also spelled "multicolor") is used directly before a noun to describe it. It is a formal and descriptive term. * It is commonly used to describe objects, designs, fabrics, lights, or natural phenomena that feature a variety of colors. * It emphasizes the presence of several distinct colors, as opposed to shades of a single color.
Examples
- The child was drawing with a set of multicolour pencils.
- The festival was a vibrant scene with multicolour flags fluttering in the wind.
- They installed multicolour LED lights that could cycle through different hues.
- The butterfly's wings were a stunning multicolour display.
Advanced Usage
- The term can be used in technical or commercial contexts, such as "multicolour printing" (printing using more than one ink color) or "multicolour display" (a screen capable of showing many colors).
- It can describe abstract concepts metaphorically, e.g., "a multicolour tapestry of cultures."
Variants and Related Words
- Multicolored (Adjective): The more common spelling and form, especially in American English. It is synonymous with "multicolour."
- She wore a beautiful multicolored scarf.
- Multicolor (Adjective): An alternative spelling of "multicolour."
- Parti-colored (Adjective): Having different colors in different parts; particolored.
- Variegated (Adjective): Exhibiting different colors, especially as irregular patches or streaks.
- Pied (Adjective): Having two or more different colors, especially in blotches (often used for animals).
- Piebald (Adjective): (Of an animal) having irregular patches of two colors, typically black and white.
- Motley (Adjective): Made up of many different colors or elements, often in a way that appears clashing or incongruous.
Synonyms
- Many-colored
- Polychrome
- Colorful
- Variegated
- Particolored
- Kaleidoscopic
Antonyms
- Monochrome
- Solid-color
- Uniform
- Plain
The jester's multicolour costume has bright patches of red, blue, and yellow.
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