Definition of colorific in English:
colorific
(also colourific)
adjective ˌkɒləˈrɪfɪkˌkʌləˈrɪfɪkˌkələˈrɪfɪk
rare Having much colour.
the colorific radiance of costume
Example sentencesExamples
- Many coral species in the Red Sea are photosynthetic, which creates a colourific glory that is unsurpassed.
- In a world where camera phones are competing to be colourific multimedia machines, this company has broken off in a fresh direction with their latest model.
- During this four-day session, students will discover the science of colour as they create colourific works of art including colour wheels, sun catchers, and tie dye T-shirts.
Origin
Late 17th century: from French colorifique or modern Latin colorificus, from Latin color 'colour'.
Rhymes
anaglyphic, beatific, calorific, hieroglyphic, honorific, horrific, Indo-Pacific, pacific, prolific, scientific, soporific, specific, terrific, transpacific, triglyphic
Definition of colorific in US English:
colorific
adjectiveˌkələˈrɪfɪkˌkələˈrifik
rare Having much color.
the colorific radiance of costume
Example sentencesExamples
- During this four-day session, students will discover the science of colour as they create colourific works of art including colour wheels, sun catchers, and tie dye T-shirts.
- Many coral species in the Red Sea are photosynthetic, which creates a colourific glory that is unsurpassed.
- In a world where camera phones are competing to be colourific multimedia machines, this company has broken off in a fresh direction with their latest model.
Origin
Late 17th century: from French colorifique or modern Latin colorificus, from Latin color ‘color’.