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kaleidoscopic

ka·lei·do·scop·ic
K k

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kuh-lahy-duh-skop-ik]
    • /kəˌlaɪ dəˈskɒp ɪk/
    • /kəˌlaɪ.dəˈskɒp.ɪk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kuh-lahy-duh-skop-ik]
    • /kəˌlaɪ dəˈskɒp ɪk/

Definitions of kaleidoscopic word

  • adjective kaleidoscopic of, relating to, or created by a kaleidoscope. 1
  • adjective kaleidoscopic changing form, pattern, color, etc., in a manner suggesting a kaleidoscope. 1
  • adjective kaleidoscopic continually shifting from one set of relations to another; rapidly changing: the kaleidoscopic events of the past year. 1
  • noun kaleidoscopic Having complex patterns of colors; multicolored. 1
  • adjective kaleidoscopic relating to a kaleidoscope 1
  • adjective kaleidoscopic If you describe something as kaleidoscopic, you mean that it consists of a lot of very different parts, such as different colours, patterns, or shapes. 0
See all 8 definitions of kaleidoscopic

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Origin of kaleidoscopic

First appearance:

before 1840
One of the 33% newest English words
First recorded in 1840-50; kaleidoscope + -ic

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Parts of speech for Kaleidoscopic

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Kaleidoscopic

kaleidoscopic popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% 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".

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Synonyms for kaleidoscopic

adjective kaleidoscopic

  • colourful — Something that is colourful has bright colours or a lot of different colours.
  • colorful — Something that is colorful has bright colors or a lot of different colors.
  • variegated — varied in appearance or color; marked with patches or spots of different colors.
  • multicolored — of several or many colors.
  • multicoloured — Alternative spelling of multicolored.
All 15 Synonyms of kaleidoscopic

Antonyms for kaleidoscopic

adjective kaleidoscopic

  • monochromatic — of or having one color.
  • monochrome — a painting or drawing in different shades of a single color.
All 2 Antonyms of kaleidoscopic

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