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uncolorful
col·or·ful
/
ˈkʌl
ər
fəl
/
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[
kuhl
-er-f
uh
l
]
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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.
3.
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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color
(ˈkʌlə)
—
n
, —
vb
the US spelling of
colour
'colorable
—
adj
'colorer
—
n
'colorful
—
adj
'coloring
—
n
'colorist
—
n
'colorless
—
adj
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
colorful
1889, in figurative sense of "interesting," from
color
+
-ful
.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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