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colourful

Other forms: colourfully

Definitions of colourful
  1. adjective
    having striking color
    synonyms: colorful
    chromatic
    being, having, or characterized by hue
    ablaze
    resembling flame in brilliance or color
    bright, brilliant, vivid
    having striking color
    changeable, chatoyant, iridescent, shot
    varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles
    deep, rich
    strong; intense
    fluorescent
    brilliantly colored and apparently giving off light
    prismal, prismatic
    exhibiting spectral colors formed by refraction of light through a prism
    psychedelic
    having the vivid colors and bizarre patterns associated with psychedelic states
    shrill
    of colors that are bright and gaudy
    vibrant
    (of colors) bright and striking
  2. adjective
    striking in variety and interest
    synonyms: colorful
    brave, braw, gay
    brightly colored and showy
    flashy, gaudy, jazzy, showy, sporty
    (used especially of clothes) marked by conspicuous display
    many-sided
    full of variety or interest
    noisy
    attracting attention by showiness or bright colors
    picturesque
    strikingly expressive
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    antonyms:
    colourless
    lacking in variety and interest
    neutral
    lacking distinguishing quality or characteristics
    pale, pallid
    lacking in vitality or interest or effectiveness
    dull
    lacking in liveliness or animation
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