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Received-Pronunciation:
/ˈkʌl.ə.fl̩/
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General-American:
/ˈkʌl.əɹ.fl̩/
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South-Asia:
/ˈkə.lə.fʊl/
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/kəˈlɜr.fʊl/
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South-Asia:
[kɐ.lɜ(ː)(ɾ).fʊl]
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K AH1 L ER0 F AH0 L
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Possessing prominent and varied colors.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Interesting, multifaceted, energetic, distinctive.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
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Antonyms: none provided
Profane, obscene, offensive (usually in the phrase colourful language).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, euphemistic
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having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
colored crepe paper the film was in color amber-colored heads of grain
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Synonyms: colored, coloured
Antonyms: none provided
having striking color
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: colourful
Antonyms: colorless
striking in variety and interest
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
a colorful period of history a colorful character colorful language
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: colourful
Antonyms: colorless
Across languages
Translations
110 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans :
kleurvol
— possessing prominent and varied colors
Albanian :
shumëngjyrësh
— possessing prominent and varied colors
Armenian :
գունագեղ
(gunageġ)
— possessing prominent and varied colors
Breton :
livek
— possessing prominent and varied colors
Bulgarian :
цветист
(cvetist)
— possessing prominent and varied colors
Bulgarian :
колоритен
(koloriten)
— possessing prominent and varied colors
Bulgarian :
пъ́стър
(pǎ́stǎr)
— possessing prominent and varied colors
Catalan :
colorit
— possessing prominent and varied colors
Chinese Cantonese :
五顏六色 /五颜六色
(ng5 ngaan4 luk6 sik1)
— possessing prominent and varied colors
Chinese Cantonese :
花哩碌
(faa1 li1 luk1)
— possessing prominent and varied colors
Chinese Mandarin :
豔 /艳
(yàn)
— possessing prominent and varied colors
Cornish :
liwus
— possessing prominent and varied colors
Czech :
barevný
— possessing prominent and varied colors
Czech :
pestrý
— possessing prominent and varied colors
Danish :
farverig
— possessing prominent and varied colors
Dutch :
kleurrijk
— possessing prominent and varied colors
Esperanto :
bunta
— possessing prominent and varied colors
Finnish :
värikäs
— possessing prominent and varied colors
French :
coloré
— possessing prominent and varied colors
Galician :
colorido
— possessing prominent and varied colors
Georgian :
ჭრელი
(č̣reli)
— possessing prominent and varied colors
German :
bunt
— possessing prominent and varied colors
German :
kunterbunt
— possessing prominent and varied colors
German :
farbig
— possessing prominent and varied colors
German :
farbenprächtig
— possessing prominent and varied colors
German :
farbenfroh
— possessing prominent and varied colors
German :
farbenreich
— possessing prominent and varied colors
Greek :
πολύχρωμος
(polýchromos)
— possessing prominent and varied colors
Hawaiian :
nui nā waihoʻoluʻu
— possessing prominent and varied colors
Hebrew :
צִבְעוֹנִי
(tsiv'oni)
— possessing prominent and varied colors
Hindi :
रंगीला
(raṅgīlā)
— possessing prominent and varied colors
Hindi :
रंगीन
(raṅgīn)
— possessing prominent and varied colors
Hungarian :
színes
— possessing prominent and varied colors
Icelandic :
litríkur
— possessing prominent and varied colors
Ido :
koloroza
— possessing prominent and varied colors
Irish :
dathannach
— possessing prominent and varied colors
Irish :
ildaite
— possessing prominent and varied colors
Italian :
colorato
— possessing prominent and varied colors
Italian :
variopinto
— possessing prominent and varied colors
Italian :
vivace
— possessing prominent and varied colors
Japanese :
カラフル
— possessing prominent and varied colors
Central Kurdish :
ئاڵوواڵا
(alluwalla)
— possessing prominent and varied colors
Central Kurdish :
ڕەنگاوڕەنگ
(rengawrreng)
— possessing prominent and varied colors
Northern Kurdish :
rengîn
— possessing prominent and varied colors
Latin :
colōrātus
— possessing prominent and varied colors
Malay :
berwarna-warni
— possessing prominent and varied colors
Manx :
yl-ghaait
— possessing prominent and varied colors
Norwegian Bokmål :
fargerik
— possessing prominent and varied colors
Norwegian Nynorsk :
fargerik
— possessing prominent and varied colors
Pashto :
رنګین
(rangín)
— possessing prominent and varied colors
Persian :
رنگارنگ
(rangârang)
— possessing prominent and varied colors
Plautdietsch :
bunt
— possessing prominent and varied colors
Polish :
kolorowy
— possessing prominent and varied colors
Polish :
wielobarwny
— possessing prominent and varied colors
Polish :
barwisty
— possessing prominent and varied colors
Polish :
wielokolorowy
— possessing prominent and varied colors
Polish :
różnobarwny
— possessing prominent and varied colors
Polish :
różnokolorowy
— possessing prominent and varied colors
Polish :
tęczowy
— possessing prominent and varied colors
Portuguese :
colorido
— possessing prominent and varied colors
Romanian :
colorat
— possessing prominent and varied colors
Romanian :
multicolor
— possessing prominent and varied colors
Russian :
разноцве́тный
(raznocvétnyj)
— possessing prominent and varied colors
Russian :
цвета́стый
(cvetástyj)
— possessing prominent and varied colors
Russian :
я́ркий
(járkij)
— possessing prominent and varied colors
Serbo-Croatian :
šaren
— possessing prominent and varied colors
Serbo-Croatian :
raznobojan
— possessing prominent and varied colors
Sinhalese :
වර්ණවත්
(warṇawat)
— possessing prominent and varied colors
Spanish :
lleno
— possessing prominent and varied colors
Spanish :
de color
— possessing prominent and varied colors
Spanish :
lleno de color
— possessing prominent and varied colors
Swahili :
ya rangi nyingi
— possessing prominent and varied colors
Swedish :
färgglad
— possessing prominent and varied colors
Swedish :
färgrik
— possessing prominent and varied colors
Tagalog :
makulay
— possessing prominent and varied colors
Telugu :
రంగురంగుల
(raṅguraṅgula)
— possessing prominent and varied colors
Turkish :
renkli
— possessing prominent and varied colors
Turkish :
alaca
— possessing prominent and varied colors
Turkish :
rengarenk
— possessing prominent and varied colors
Ukrainian :
різнокольоро́вий
(riznokolʹoróvyj)
— possessing prominent and varied colors
Ukrainian :
барви́стий
(barvýstyj)
— possessing prominent and varied colors
Urdu :
رنگین
(raṅgīn)
— possessing prominent and varied colors
Vietnamese :
rực rỡ
— possessing prominent and varied colors
Vietnamese :
sặc sỡ
— possessing prominent and varied colors
Volapük :
kölagik
— possessing prominent and varied colors
Welsh :
lliwgar
— possessing prominent and varied colors
Yiddish :
פֿילפֿאַרביק
(filfarbik)
— possessing prominent and varied colors
Zazaki :
kelebelek
— possessing prominent and varied colors
Bulgarian :
интересен
(interesen)
— interesting, multifaceted
Bulgarian :
колоритен
(koloriten)
— interesting, multifaceted
Chinese Mandarin :
豐富多彩 /丰富多彩
(fēngfùduōcǎi)
— interesting, multifaceted
Danish :
farverig
— interesting, multifaceted
Finnish :
värikäs
— interesting, multifaceted
French :
coloré
— interesting, multifaceted
German :
farbig
— interesting, multifaceted
Polish :
barwisty
— interesting, multifaceted
Polish :
barwny
— interesting, multifaceted
Romanian :
colorat
— interesting, multifaceted
Russian :
колори́тный
(kolorítnyj)
— interesting, multifaceted
Russian :
я́ркий
(járkij)
— interesting, multifaceted
Spanish :
de color
— interesting, multifaceted
Ukrainian :
колори́тний
(kolorýtnyj)
— interesting, multifaceted
Ukrainian :
яскра́вий
(jaskrávyj)
— interesting, multifaceted
Vietnamese :
đầy nghị lực
— interesting, multifaceted
Vietnamese :
đầy sinh lực
— interesting, multifaceted
Danish :
blomstrende
— (euphemistic) profane
Finnish :
värikäs
— (euphemistic) profane
Spanish :
florido
— (euphemistic) profane
Spanish :
colorado
— (euphemistic) profane
Vietnamese :
báng bổ
— (euphemistic) profane