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colorful

[kuhl-er-fuhl]

Origin

adjective

abounding in color: In their tartans, the Scots guard made a colorful array.

richly eventful or picturesque: a colorful historical period.

presenting or suggesting vivid or striking scenes: a colorful narrative.

Origin:
1885–90; color + -ful

Related forms

col·or·ful·ly, adverb

col·or·ful·ness, noun

un·col·or·ful, adjective

Synonyms
3. vigorous, spirited, dynamic.

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an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.

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World English Dictionary

color (ˈkʌlə)

—n, —vb
	the US spelling of colour

'colorable

—*adj*

'colorer

—n

'colorful

—*adj*

'coloring

—n

'colorist

—n

'colorless

—*adj*

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Word Origin & History

colorful

1889, in figurative sense of "interesting," from color + -ful.

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