colorific

col·or·if·ic

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [kuhl-uh-rif-ik]
- /ˌkʌl əˈrɪf ɪk/
- /ˌkɒ.lə.ˈrɪ.fɪk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kuhl-uh-rif-ik]
- /ˌkʌl əˈrɪf ɪk/

Definitions of colorific word

adjective colorific producing, imparting, or relating to colour 3
adjective colorific producing or imparting color 3
adjective colorific of color 3
adjective colorific producing or imparting color. 1
adjective colorific pertaining to color. 1
noun colorific Having much color. 1

See all 9 definitions of colorific

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Origin of colorific

First appearance:

before 1670

One of the 47% oldest English words

First recorded in 1670-80; color + -i- + -fic

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Parts of speech for Colorific

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Colorific

colorific popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

colorific usage trend in Literature

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