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单词 polychrome
释义

polychrome

adjective

poly·​chrome ˈpä-lē-ˌkrōm How to pronounce polychrome (audio)
: relating to, made with, or decorated in several colors
polychrome pottery
polychrome transitive verb
polychromy
ˈpä-lē-ˌkrō-mē How to pronounce polychrome (audio)
noun

Synonyms

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

polychrome pottery featuring designs from the American Southwest
Recent Examples on the Web The idea, which was dropped, was that the sculpture would be polychrome, and the study shows the Woofus with a blue tail, a pink body, a striped red-and-yellow sash, and a white neck and face covered in small blue dots. Mark Lamster, Dallas News, 30 Sep. 2021 The Avery-Bennett clock has a polychrome red case with bronze moldings, as well as a black dial face and bronze sunburst behind its hands. BostonGlobe.com, 16 June 2021 Various offerings had been deposited in front of her: ceramic vessels with polychrome decorations and metal weapons. National Geographic, 24 Nov. 2020 This week, workers finished installing glass sculptures by Dale Chihuly; red translucent spears, rippled purple windowpanes and swirled polychrome spheres are emerging from pools and waterfalls. Eve M. Kahn, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2017

Word History

Etymology

poly- + -chrome

First Known Use

1837, in the meaning defined above

polychrome 1 of 2

adjective

as in colored
marked by a variety of usually vivid colors polychrome pottery featuring designs from the American Southwest

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • colored
  • colorful
  • varied
  • polychromatic
  • rainbow
  • multicolored
  • various
  • striped
  • varicolored
  • chromatic
  • variegated
  • prismatic
  • vibrant
  • kaleidoscopic
  • multihued
  • brilliant
  • motley
  • iridescent
  • opalescent
  • bright
  • dotted
  • marbled
  • patterned
  • spotted
  • showy
  • garish
  • bichrome
  • mottled
  • plaid
  • gaudy
  • checkered
  • speckled
  • striated
  • banded
  • bicolored
  • flecked
  • dichromatic
  • flashy
  • pinto
  • loud
  • brave
  • pied
  • parti-colored
  • piebald
  • dappled
  • dapple
  • specked
  • trichromatic
  • splashy
  • plaided
  • tricolor
  • streaked
  • gay
  • parti-color
  • brindled
  • tricolored
  • two-tone
  • bicolor
  • barred
  • two-toned
  • brindle

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • colorless
  • achromatic
  • monochromatic
  • solid
  • bleached
  • gray
  • faded
  • grey
  • decolorized
  • pale
  • monochromic
  • neutral
  • pallid
  • monotone
  • self-colored
  • faint
  • dull
  • washed-out
  • unbrilliant
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polychrome

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verb

as in to marble

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • marble
  • mottle
  • stripe
  • speckle
  • variegate
  • striate
  • pattern
  • fleck
  • streak
  • daub
  • dapple
  • checker
  • speck
  • pigment
  • dye
  • embrown
  • tone (down)
  • paint
  • tint
  • tinge
  • lighten
  • brighten
  • tincture
  • color
  • stain
  • darken
  • bepaint

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • bleach
  • decolorize
  • whiten
  • blanch
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