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   colourful

   /ˈkʌləf(ʊ)l/

   adjective

   • 1. having much or varied colour; bright: "a colourful array of fruit" Similar brightly colouredbright-coloureddeep-colouredbrilliantglowingradiantvividrichvibranteye-catchingflamboyantshowygaudyglaringgarishflashymulticolouredmulticolourmany-colouredmany-huedrainbowrainbow-likevaricolouredvariegatedharlequinmotleyprismaticpolychromaticpsychedelicinformal:jazzy(looking) like an explosion in a paint factoryOpposite colourless
   • 2. full of interest; lively and exciting: "a controversial and colourful character" Similar vividgraphiclivelyanimateddramaticstrikingarrestingpicturesqueinterestingstimulatingfascinatingscintillatingrichevocativedetailedhighly colouredOpposite colourless
   • ▪ involving variously disreputable activities: "the financier had had a colourful career"
   • ▪ (of language) vulgar or rude: "they have a reputation for colourful language"

   Derivatives

   • 1. colourfully adverb
   • 2. colourfulness noun

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCOLOURFUL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   COLOURFUL definition: 1. having bright colours or a lot of different colours: 2. interesting and exciting: 3. UK…. Learn more.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCOLORFUL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   COLORFUL definition: 1. US spelling of colourful 2. having bright colors or a lot of different colors : 3. interesting…. Learn more.

4. www.dictionary.com › browse › colorfulCOLORFUL Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Colorful is most often used to describe something that includes not just many different colors but especially bright and vibrant ones—like rainbows, leaves in the fall, or a candy store. The figurative sense of colorful also often implies a variety of things, such as in the phrase a colorful cast of characters.

5. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › colorfulColorful Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of COLORFUL is having striking colors. How to use colorful in a sentence.

6. www.dictionary.com › browse › colourfulCOLOURFUL Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Colourful definition: having intense colour or richly varied colours. See examples of COLOURFUL used in a sentence.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishcolorful adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

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   Definition of colorful adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › colourfulColourful - definition of colourful by The Free Dictionary

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   colourful. adjective. 1. bright, rich, brilliant, intense, vivid, vibrant, psychedelic, motley, variegated, jazzy (informal), multicoloured, Day-glo (trademark), kaleidoscopic Everyone was dressed in colourful clothes. bright dark, faded, pale, dull, dreary, drab, washed out, colourless.