Definitions
Wiktionary
- adj. Possessing prominent and varied colours.
- adj. Interesting, multifaceted, energetic, distinctive.
- adj. euphemistic Profane, obscene, offensive (usually in the phrase colourful language).
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. Brit. same as colorful.
WordNet 3.0
- adj. striking in variety and interest
- adj. having striking color
Examples
“I make something similar (with walnuts, without chocolate) in colourful bun-cases for the children.”
“The most theatre I get to involves a group in colourful skivvies or fairy costumes or dog costumes.”
“The Prime Minister made the announcement after a roundtable discussion with Niagara Region parents about fruit and candy flavoured cigarillos sold in colourful and slick packages, some priced less than a toonie.”
“If I close my eyes, I can still see them, the books of my childhood, ranged in colourful rows on the shelves of memory.”
“Then they made another stop at the tavern called "Het Briesende Ros" (work like a horse by day, be a stag by night!) where the young and handsome Fabi was chased by men in colourful tight pants.”
“As sender of rain, he is depicted in colourful detail with torrents of water pouring out of his mouth (Dresden 74).”
“Certainly such claims can be disguised in colourful language, such as the idea that Muslims do not protest against radicalism enough, or that Muslims are complicit in terrorism, but in a very short period of time we have witnessed the open pronouncement that the common Muslim is nothing but an illiterate and scheming sympathizer of Global Islamic Jihad.”
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“This beer is widely known because of its emblem of a smiling dodo, and the creole slogan La dodo lé la (The Dodo is here!), both displayed in colourful wall paintings on shops, snacks etc. selling the beer.”
“Slightly less colourful is the X01NK (aka Nokia E61), which is sadly only available in jewel-free silver.”
“They specialise in colourful “protests” on various topics.”
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my dictionary
able, abnormally, abroad, absent, abstract, acceptable, acceptance, access, accessible, accession, according to, account and 4551 more...
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Euphemisms
Mostly awful and political.
information campaign, enemy combatant, person of interest, collateral damage, friendly fire, detention centre, children overboard, asylum seeker, health care, national interest, economic management, redeployment and 114 more...
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depiction
ingenious, wondrous, quiescent, plenteous, flavourful, favourable, lovely, flickering, opportune, colourful, favourite, ephemeral and 12 more...
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