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- Dictionarycolourful/ˈkʌləf(ʊ)l/
adjective
- 1. having much or varied colour; bright: "a colourful array of fruit" Similar Opposite
- 2. full of interest; lively and exciting: "a controversial and colourful character" Similar Opposite
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COLOURFUL definition: 1. having bright colours or a lot of different colours: 2. interesting and exciting: 3. UK…. Learn more.
COLORFUL definition: 1. US spelling of colourful 2. having bright colors or a lot of different colors : 3. interesting…. Learn more.
1. : having striking colors. colorful scenery. 2. a. : full of variety or interest. a colorful description. b. of speech : rude, offensive. … he had begun to gamble and use colorful language … Yohannes Edemariam. colorfully. ˈkə-lər-f (ə-)lē. adverb. colorfulness. ˈkə-lər-fəl-nəs. noun. Synonyms. chromatic. colored. kaleidoscopic. motley.
Something that is colourful has bright colours or a lot of different colours. The flowers were colourful and the scenery magnificent. People wore colourful clothes and seemed to be having a good time.
Colorful is most often used to describe something that includes not just many different colors but especially bright and vibrant ones—like rainbows, leaves in the fall, or a candy store. The figurative sense of colorful also often implies a variety of things, such as in the phrase a colorful cast of characters.
Colourful definition: having intense colour or richly varied colours. See examples of COLOURFUL used in a sentence.
1. adjective. Something that is colorful has bright colors or a lot of different colors. The flowers were colorful and the scenery magnificent. 2. adjective. A colorful story is full of exciting details. The story she told was certainly colorful, and extended over her life in England, Germany, and Spain. 3. adjective.
Definition of colourful adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
(used especially of clothes) marked by conspicuous display. many-sided. full of variety or interest. noisy. attracting attention by showiness or bright colors. picturesque. strikingly expressive.
Things that are colorful are brightly colored or have many different colors. A brilliant red cardinal is a colorful bird, while a brown sparrow isn't quite as colorful. Some nutrition experts recommend eating a colorful diet, including vegetables and fruits of varied colors for optimum health.
