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单词 colorfully
释义

colorful

adjective

col·​or·​ful ˈkə-lər-fəl How to pronounce colorful (audio)
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 How to pronounce colorful (audio)
adverb
colorfulness
ˈkə-lər-fəl-nəs How to pronounce colorful (audio)
noun

Synonyms

  • chromatic
  • colored
  • kaleidoscopic
  • motley
  • multicolored
  • multihued
  • polychromatic
  • polychrome
  • prismatic
  • rainbow
  • varicolored
  • varied
  • variegated
  • various
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Example Sentences

I wore a colorful outfit. He gave a colorful account of his travels.
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Word History

Etymology

color entry 1 + -ful entry 1

First Known Use

1848, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

colorful

adjective

col·​or·​ful ˈkə-lər-fəl How to pronounce colorful (audio)
1
: having bright colors
2
: full of variety or interest
She is a colorful person.

colorfully

adverb

as in brightly
in a manner that is colorful and tends to arouse gaiety a colorfully illustrated children's alphabet book

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • brightly
  • brilliantly
  • flamboyantly
  • garishly
  • neatly
  • gaudily
  • richly
  • gayly
  • gorgeously
  • bravely
  • ornately
  • ostentatiously
  • strikingly
  • gaily
  • flashily
  • luridly
  • spectacularly
  • loud
  • splendidly
  • smartly
  • conspicuously
  • loudly
  • fancily
  • nattily
  • pertly
  • spiffily
  • dashingly
  • jazzily
  • swankily
  • snappily
  • dapperly
  • gallantly
  • shockingly

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • drably
  • unobtrusively
  • inconspicuously
  • dully
  • unpretentiously
  • quietly
  • modestly
  • boringly
  • plainly
  • demurely
  • conservatively
  • chastely
  • simply
  • somberly
  • severely
  • bleakly
  • colorlessly
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