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particoloured

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Made up of sections having different, often bright, colours.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a jester dressed in motley
  • the painted desert
  • a particolored dress
  • a piebald horse
  • pied daisies

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: motley, calico, multicolor, multi-color, multicolour, multi-colour, multicolored, multi-colored, multicoloured, multi-coloured, painted, particolored, piebald, pied, varicolored, varicoloured

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: пъстър (pǎstǎr) — made up of sections having different colours
  • Bulgarian: разноцветен (raznocveten) — made up of sections having different colours
  • Ancient Greek: ποικίλος (poikílos) — made up of sections having different colours
  • Latin: versicolor — made up of sections having different colours
  • Māori: ingoingo — made up of sections having different colours
  • Scottish Gaelic: dà-dhathach — made up of sections having different colours