Pied — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˈaɪd/

🇬🇧British English

/pˈaɪd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˈaɪd/

1 syllable Say it as /pˈaɪd/.

Examples

a jester dressed in motley
the painted desert
a particolored dress

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

calico particoloured multicolour multicolor varicoloured varicolored multicoloured multi-color multi-coloured piebald multi-colour multicolored painted particolored multi-colored motley

Parts of Speech

adjective

having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly

“a jester dressed in motley”

Word Forms

motley	noun	a garment made of motley (especially a court jester's costume)
calico	noun	coarse cloth with a bright print

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

gescheckt

mit Abschnitten oder Flecken, die unterschiedlich und normalerweise hell gefärbt sind

🇫🇷French

pie

ayant des sections ou des taches colorées différemment et généralement de façon brillante

🇪🇸Spanish

de varios colores

tener secciones o parches coloreados de manera diferente y generalmente de manera brillante

🇳🇱Dutch

bont

met secties of vlekken die anders en meestal helder gekleurd zijn

🇵🇹Portuguese

malhado

tendo seções ou manchas coloridas de forma diferente e geralmente brilhantes

🇷🇺Russian

пестрый

наличие участков или пятен, окрашенных по-разному и обычно ярко

India

🇮🇳Hindi

विचित्र

खंड या पैच अलग-अलग रंग के और आमतौर पर चमकीले होते हैं

🇮🇳Tamil

பைட்

பிரிவுகள் அல்லது திட்டுகள் வித்தியாசமாகவும் பொதுவாக பிரகாசமாகவும் இருக்கும்

🇮🇳Telugu

పైడ్

విభాగాలు లేదా ప్యాచ్‌లు విభిన్నంగా మరియు సాధారణంగా ప్రకాశవంతంగా ఉంటాయి

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪೈಡ್

ವಿಭಾಗಗಳು ಅಥವಾ ತೇಪೆಗಳನ್ನು ವಿಭಿನ್ನವಾಗಿ ಮತ್ತು ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯವಾಗಿ ಪ್ರಕಾಶಮಾನವಾಗಿ ಬಣ್ಣಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പൈഡ്

വ്യത്യസ്‌തമായും സാധാരണയായി തെളിച്ചമുള്ള നിറത്തിലുള്ള ഭാഗങ്ങളോ പാച്ചുകളോ ഉള്ളത്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪਾਈਡ

ਭਾਗਾਂ ਜਾਂ ਪੈਚਾਂ ਦਾ ਰੰਗ ਵੱਖਰਾ ਅਤੇ ਆਮ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਚਮਕਦਾਰ ਹੋਣਾ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

花哨的

具有不同颜色且通常明亮的部分或斑块

🇯🇵Japanese

パイド

異なる色のセクションまたはパッチがあり、通常は明るい

🇰🇷Korean

얼룩덜룩한

섹션이나 패치가 다르게 그리고 일반적으로 밝게 색칠되어 있음

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bị chọc thủng

có các phần hoặc mảng có màu khác nhau và thường sáng

🇹🇭Thai

ลายพร้อย

มีส่วนหรือส่วนที่มีสีแตกต่างและมักจะสดใส

🇮🇩Indonesian

pai

memiliki bagian atau tambalan yang berwarna berbeda dan biasanya cerah

🇲🇾Malay

pai

mempunyai bahagian atau tompok berwarna berbeza dan biasanya cerah

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

بييد

وجود أقسام أو بقع ملونة بشكل مختلف وعادة ما تكون زاهية

🇮🇷Persian

رنگارنگ

دارای بخش ها یا تکه هایی با رنگ های متفاوت و معمولاً روشن

🇹🇷Turkish

alaca

farklı ve genellikle parlak renkli bölümlere veya yamalara sahip olmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

ערמומי

בעלי קטעים או טלאים בצבע שונה ובדרך כלל בהיר

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The primary meaning of 'pied' is 'having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly'.

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Using 'pied' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'pied' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'pied' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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