Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adj. Full of color; abounding in colors: colorful leaves in the fall.
- adj. Characterized by rich variety; vividly distinctive: colorful language.
Wiktionary
- adj. Possessing prominent and varied colors.
- adj. Interesting, multifaceted, energetic, distinctive.
- adj. euphemistic Profane, obscene, offensive (usually in the phrase colourful language).
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. having striking color. Opposite of
colorless . - adj. striking in variety and interest. Opposite of
colorless ordull . - adj. having color or a certain color; not black, white or grey. Opposite of
colorless andmonochrome .
WordNet 3.0
- adj. striking in variety and interest
- adj. having striking color
- adj. having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination
Etymologies
- color + -ful (Wiktionary)
Examples
“CHO: Yes, that's what you call a colorful preview of tonight's annual Memorial Day concert in the nation's capital.”
“There is the Tasmanian myth," he says, the Norse-Viking myth and the Adam and Eve myth - which he describes as colorful, interesting and "of course, all false.”
The Washington Post: National, World & D.C. Area News and Headlines - The Washington Post
“APPLETON - The exhibit closing Sunday at the History Museum at the Castle carries a title colorful and descriptive: "Times They Are A-Changing.”
“It's just that, a setting with instant recognition that allows them to have all kinds of crazy but recognisable enemies that can be destroyed in 'colorful' ways.”
“These cupcakes have a vanilla butter cake base and are topped with a marshmallow cream cheese frosting that is coated in colorful sugar - just like Peeps are.”
“At one point, our group was taken to a bountiful restaurant where young waiters dressed in colorful cowboy outfits hurtled to and fro.”
The Huffington Post: Nikolas Kozloff: Part III: What Is the Brazilian Brand?
“Women in colorful dress and white hats crouched by the river, dipping their blankets in the gray water running by and beating them with wooden sticks -- their primitive method of washing.”
The Huffington Post: Xiu Min Li: "Look for Self-Help in Time of Disaster, Not the Party"
“Surveying the shelves crammed with candies in colorful wrappers, I ask Cohen, Have you got Razzles?”
The Huffington Post: Saveur: Classic Candy Time Line: From Hopjes to Zotz
“Mix" is part of Colker's interest in colorful theatricality and daredevil precision.”
The Washington Post: Climb to the top: 'Ovo' creator Deborah Colker fearlessly crosses borders
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘colorful’.
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EN-HU - important words for a HU inte...
Words only (I left out the expressions) from Geza Kerenyi's EN-HU interpreters' dictionary. Most of them pose some difficulty when interpreted between HU and EN in either or both directions.
abalone, abrasive, abstractionist, abstruse, abysmal, academia, accessibility, accessible, acclimate, accolade, accompanist, achiever and 1469 more...
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Adjectives
sagacious, average, angry, mad, crazy, giant, ugly, pretty, happy, sad, lonely, solitary and 119 more...
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diioxyde's Words
macabre, egypt, egyptology, queen, love, sex, sister, lover, web, cobweb, line, circle and 223 more...
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africasunsets's list
serendipity, fragrance, glamour, smitten, nourish, lavish, luxury, wicked, gem, daring, soothe, fantasy and 192 more...
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And another
retrocausality, brusque, gainsay, cheerio, jaundiced, chamois, caw, craw, fudge, bubbler, shebang, bolo and 244 more...
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Apples to Apples: Green Cards
A complete list of the green cards (adjectives) from the popular word game.
absurd, addictive, adorable, aged, American, ancient, animated, annoying, appetizing, arrogant, awesome, awkward and 237 more...
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Beknownst1981's list
I love words, especially the ones I make up with my friends.
translucent meat ..., beknownst (knew), plethora, curmudgeon, wanderlust, actually, differentiate, bearded, hobbit feet, female, sexy time, librarian and 220 more...
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Basic English Vocabulary
Very basic words for ESL students.
a, abandon, ability, able, abortion, about, above, abroad, absence, absolute, absolutely, absorb and 4334 more...
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Samme's Words
soliloquy, meander, creativity, magic, discovery, happiness, empowerment, abundance, [magnificent], iridescent, artistic, magical and 694 more...
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mandarine's Words
antepenultimate, metonymy, synecdoche, pop, kern, inherit, clique, scrumptious, macerate, murmur, kerning, veranda and 1068 more...
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eye-ful(l)
eyeful, I-ful, i beamful, eifel
reckful, soulful, awful, aweful, presentful, nowful, mindful, zestful, apful, fruitful, tankful, thankful and 62 more...
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Pixie
pixie, Cancer, Pisces, sun, bright, paradox, fantasy, bubbles, paint, creativity, imagination, generous and 64 more...
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