colorful

[ kuhl-er-fuhl ]
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adjective

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

  2. richly eventful or picturesque: a colorful historical period.

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

Origin of colorful

1
First recorded in 1885–90; color + -ful

Other words for colorful

Other words from colorful

  • col·or·ful·ly, adverb
  • col·or·ful·ness, noun
  • un·col·or·ful, adjective

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