COLORFUL

colored, coloured, colorful

(adjective) having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination; “colored crepe paper”; “the film was in color”; “amber-colored heads of grain”

colorful, colourful

(adjective) having much or varied color; “colorful autumn leaves”

colorful, colourful

(adjective) striking in variety and interest; “a colorful period of history”; “a colorful character”; “colorful language”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

colorful (comparative more colorful, superlative most colorful) (American spelling)

Possessing prominent and varied colors.

Interesting, multifaceted, energetic, distinctive.

(euphemistic) Profane, obscene, offensive (usually in the phrase colourful language).

Synonyms

• (possessing prominent and varied colors): motley, multicolored, polychromatic; see also multicolored

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

3 May 2025

DESIRABLE

(adjective) worth having or seeking or achieving; “a desirable job”; “computer with many desirable features”; “a desirable outcome”


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Coffee Trivia

The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.

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