Colorful — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

having striking color

striking in variety and interest

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈɪspətʃɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪsˈɪleɪn/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪsˈɪleɪn/

3 syllables Say it as /kɹˈɪspətʃɚ/.

Examples

colorful autumn leaves
a colorful period of history
a colorful character

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

coloured colourful colored

Antonyms

uncolored colorless colourless

Parts of Speech

adjective	having striking color “colorful autumn leaves”
adjective	striking in variety and interest “a colorful period of history”
adjective	having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination “colored crepe paper”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

bunt

mit auffälliger Farbe

🇫🇷French

coloré

avoir une couleur frappante

🇪🇸Spanish

vistoso

tener un color llamativo

🇮🇹Italian

colorato

avere un colore sorprendente

🇳🇱Dutch

kleurrijk

opvallende kleur hebben

🇵🇹Portuguese

colorido

tendo uma cor marcante

🇷🇺Russian

красочный

имеющий яркий цвет

India

🇮🇳Hindi

रंगीन

आकर्षक रंग वाला

🇧🇩Bengali

রঙিন

আকর্ষণীয় রঙ থাকার

🇮🇳Tamil

வண்ணமயமான

வேலைநிறுத்தம் செய்யும் வண்ணம் கொண்டது

🇮🇳Telugu

రంగురంగుల

అద్భుతమైన రంగు కలిగి

🇮🇳Marathi

रंगीत

आकर्षक रंग असणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

રંગબેરંગી

આકર્ષક રંગ ધરાવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ವರ್ಣರಂಜಿತ

ಹೊಡೆಯುವ ಬಣ್ಣವನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വർണ്ണാഭമായ

ശ്രദ്ധേയമായ നിറം ഉള്ളത്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਰੰਗੀਨ

ਸ਼ਾਨਦਾਰ ਰੰਗ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

رنگین

شاندار رنگ ہے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

丰富多彩的

具有醒目的颜色

🇯🇵Japanese

カラフル

印象的な色を持つ

🇰🇷Korean

화려한

눈에 띄는 컬러를 가지고 있는

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đầy màu sắc

có màu sắc nổi bật

🇹🇭Thai

มีสีสัน

มีสีที่โดดเด่น

🇮🇩Indonesian

berwarna-warni

mempunyai warna yang mencolok

🇵🇭Filipino

makulay

pagkakaroon ng kapansin-pansin na kulay

🇲🇾Malay

berwarna warni

mempunyai warna yang menyerlah

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ملون

وجود لون ملفت للنظر

🇮🇷Persian

رنگارنگ

داشتن رنگ چشمگیر

🇹🇷Turkish

renkli

çarpıcı bir renge sahip

🇮🇱Hebrew

צִבעוֹנִי

בעל צבע בולט

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