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col·or·ful
(kŭl′ər-fəl)adj.
1. Full of color; abounding in colors: colorful leaves in the fall.
2. Characterized by rich variety; vividly distinctive: colorful language.
col′or·ful·ly adv.
col′or·ful·ness n.
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col•or•ful
(ˈkʌl ər fəl)adj.
1. abounding in color.
2. having vivid, striking, or spirited elements.
[1885–90]
col′or•ful•ly, adv.
col′or•ful•ness, n.
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Adj. | 1. | colorful - having striking color; "colorful autumn leaves" chromatic - being or having or characterized by hue colorless, colourless - weak in color; not colorful |
2. | colorful - striking in variety and interest; "a colorful period of history"; "a colorful character"; "colorful language" colorless, colourless - lacking in variety and interest; "a colorless and unimaginative person"; "a colorless description of the parade" | |
3. | colorful - having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination; "colored crepe paper"; "the film was in color"; "amber-colored heads of grain" |
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colorful
adjective2. Evoking strong mental images through distinctiveness:
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