Varicolored — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

having a variety of colors

having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/vˈæɹɪkˌʌlɚd/

🇬🇧British English

/vˈaɹɪkˌʌləd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/vˈaɹɪkˌʌləd/

5 syllables Say it as /vˈæɹɪkˌʌlɚd/.

Examples

a jester dressed in motley
the painted desert
a particolored dress

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

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

Parts of Speech

adjective	having a variety of colors
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

bunt

eine Vielzahl von Farben haben

🇫🇷French

multicolore

avoir une variété de couleurs

🇪🇸Spanish

abigarrado

tener una variedad de colores

🇮🇹Italian

variopinto

avere una varietà di colori

🇳🇱Dutch

veelkleurig

met een verscheidenheid aan kleuren

🇵🇹Portuguese

multicolorido

tendo uma variedade de cores

🇷🇺Russian

разноцветный

наличие разнообразных цветов

India

🇮🇳Hindi

रंग-बिरंग

विभिन्न प्रकार के रंग होना

🇧🇩Bengali

ভিন্ন রঙের

বিভিন্ন রং আছে

🇮🇳Tamil

வண்ணமயமான

பல்வேறு வண்ணங்களைக் கொண்டது

🇮🇳Telugu

రంగురంగుల

వివిధ రంగులు కలిగి

🇮🇳Marathi

विविधरंगी

विविध रंग असणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

વિવિધ રંગીન

વિવિધ રંગો ધરાવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬಣ್ಣಬಣ್ಣದ

ವಿವಿಧ ಬಣ್ಣಗಳನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರುವ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വർണ്ണാഭമായ

പലതരം നിറങ്ങൾ ഉള്ളത്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਰੰਗੀਨ

ਰੰਗ ਦੀ ਇੱਕ ਕਿਸਮ ਦੇ ਹੋਣ

🇵🇰Urdu

مختلف رنگوں والا

رنگوں کی ایک قسم ہے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

杂色的

有多种颜色

🇯🇵Japanese

多彩な

さまざまな色があること

🇰🇷Korean

여러 가지 빛깔의

다양한 색상을 가지고 있어서

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nhiều màu sắc

có nhiều màu sắc khác nhau

🇹🇭Thai

หลากสี

มีหลากหลายสี

🇮🇩Indonesian

aneka warna

mempunyai warna yang beragam

🇵🇭Filipino

sari-saring kulay

pagkakaroon ng iba't ibang kulay

🇲🇾Malay

pelbagai warna

mempunyai pelbagai warna

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

متعدد الألوان

وجود مجموعة متنوعة من الألوان

🇮🇷Persian

رنگارنگ

داشتن رنگ های متنوع

🇹🇷Turkish

rengârenk

çeşitli renklere sahip olmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

ססגוני

בעל מגוון צבעים

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