multicoloured
/'mʌlti'kʌləd/
Definition
- Adjective:
- Having many different colours: The word describes something that displays or is composed of several distinct colours, often in a bright, vivid, or variegated pattern.
Usage
- The adjective multicoloured is used to describe objects, patterns, or scenes that are not of a single, uniform colour. It emphasizes variety and often implies a bright or noticeable combination.
- It is typically placed before a noun (e.g., a multicoloured scarf) or used after a linking verb (e.g., The scarf is multicoloured).
Examples
Advanced Usage
- Figurative Use: While primarily literal, "multicoloured" can be used figuratively to describe something diverse or varied in nature.
- The festival was a multicoloured tapestry of cultures and traditions.
Variants and Related Words
- Multicolour (adjective): A less common variant with the same meaning.
- Multicolor (adjective): The American English spelling.
- Particoloured (adjective): Having different colours in different parts; patterned with contrasting colours.
- Variegated (adjective): Exhibiting different colours, especially as irregular patches or streaks.
- Kaleidoscopic (adjective): Having complex, changing patterns of colours, like a kaleidoscope.
Synonyms
- Many-coloured
- Polychromatic
- Motley
- Pied
- Rainbow
Antonyms
- Monochrome
- Solid-coloured
- Uniform
Related Phrases and Idioms
- A riot of colour: An idiom describing a very bright and varied mixture of colours, similar in effect to "multicoloured."
- The market stalls were a riot of colour.
Adjective
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having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly
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a jester dressed in motley
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the painted desert
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a particolored dress
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a piebald horse
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pied daisies
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