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multicolored

mul·ti·col·ored
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [muhl-ti-kuhl-erd, muhl-ti-kuhl-erd]
    • /ˌmʌl tɪˈkʌl ərd, ˈmʌl tɪˌkʌl ərd/
    • /mʌltɪˈkʌləd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [muhl-ti-kuhl-erd, muhl-ti-kuhl-erd]
    • /ˌmʌl tɪˈkʌl ərd, ˈmʌl tɪˌkʌl ərd/

Definitions of multicolored word

  • adjective multicolored of several or many colors. 1
  • noun multicolored Having many colors. 1
  • adjective multicolored A multicolored object has many different colors. 0
  • adjective multicolored having many colours 0

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Origin of multicolored

First appearance:

before 1835
One of the 34% newest English words
First recorded in 1835-45; multi- + colored

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Parts of speech for Multicolored

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

multicolored popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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Synonyms for multicolored

adj multicolored

  • mottled — spotted or blotched in coloring.
  • checkered — having a pattern of squares
  • dappled — You use dappled to describe something that has dark or light patches on it, or that is made up of patches of light and shade.
  • kaleidoscopic — of, relating to, or created by a kaleidoscope.
  • motley — exhibiting great diversity of elements: a motley crowd. Synonyms: heterogenous, varied, diverse, mixed, assorted, sundry; incongruous, disparate, diversified, dissimilar, divergent. Antonyms: homogeneous, uniform, identical; similar, like.

adjective multicolored

  • rainbow — a bow or arc of prismatic colors appearing in the heavens opposite the sun and caused by the refraction and reflection of the sun's rays in drops of rain. Compare primary rainbow, secondary rainbow.
  • variegated — varied in appearance or color; marked with patches or spots of different colors.
  • parti-colored — having different colors in different areas or patches; variegated: a parti-colored dress.
  • polychromatic — having or exhibiting a variety of colors.
  • iridescent — displaying a play of lustrous colors like those of the rainbow.

noun multicolored

  • pinto — marked with spots of white and other colors; mottled; spotted: a pinto horse.

Antonyms for multicolored

adj multicolored

  • monochrome — a painting or drawing in different shades of a single color.

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