Variegated — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

change the appearance of, especially by marking with different colors

make something more diverse and varied

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/vˈɛɹɪɡˌeɪɾᵻd/

🇬🇧British English

/vˈeəɹɪɡˌeɪtɪd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/vˈeəɹɪɡˌeɪtɪd/

4 syllables Say it as /vˈɛɹɪɡˌeɪɾᵻd/.

Examples

Vary the menu

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

vary varicoloured varicolored variegate motley

Parts of Speech

verb	change the appearance of, especially by marking with different colors
verb	make something more diverse and varied “Vary the menu”
adjective	having a variety of colors

Word Forms

variegation	noun	variability in coloration
variable	adjective	marked by diversity or difference
variant	adjective	exhibiting variation and change
variation	noun	the act of changing or altering something slightly but noticeably from the norm or standard
motley	noun	a collection containing a variety of sorts of things

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

vielfältig

das Erscheinungsbild verändern, insbesondere durch Markierung mit unterschiedlichen Farben

🇫🇷French

panaché

changer l'apparence de, notamment en marquant avec des couleurs différentes

🇪🇸Spanish

jaspeado

cambiar la apariencia, especialmente marcando con diferentes colores

🇮🇹Italian

variegato

cambiarne l'aspetto, soprattutto marcandolo con colori diversi

🇳🇱Dutch

bont

verander het uiterlijk van, vooral door te markeren met verschillende kleuren

🇵🇹Portuguese

variegado

mudar a aparência, especialmente marcando com cores diferentes

🇷🇺Russian

пестрый

изменить внешний вид, особенно путем маркировки разными цветами

India

🇮🇳Hindi

तरह तरह का

विशेष रूप से विभिन्न रंगों से चिह्नित करके, का स्वरूप बदलें

🇧🇩Bengali

বৈচিত্র্যময়

এর চেহারা পরিবর্তন করুন, বিশেষ করে বিভিন্ন রং দিয়ে চিহ্নিত করে

🇮🇳Tamil

பலவகையான

தோற்றத்தை மாற்றவும், குறிப்பாக வெவ்வேறு வண்ணங்களைக் குறிப்பதன் மூலம்

🇮🇳Telugu

రంగురంగుల

రూపాన్ని మార్చండి, ప్రత్యేకించి వివిధ రంగులతో గుర్తించడం ద్వారా

🇮🇳Marathi

विविधरंगी

चे स्वरूप बदला, विशेषत: वेगवेगळ्या रंगांनी चिन्हांकित करून

🇮🇳Gujarati

વૈવિધ્યસભર

દેખાવ બદલો, ખાસ કરીને વિવિધ રંગો સાથે ચિહ્નિત કરીને

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಿವಿಧವರ್ಣದ

ನೋಟವನ್ನು ಬದಲಾಯಿಸಿ, ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ವಿವಿಧ ಬಣ್ಣಗಳಿಂದ ಗುರುತಿಸುವ ಮೂಲಕ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വൈവിധ്യമാർന്ന

രൂപഭാവം മാറ്റുക, പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് വ്യത്യസ്ത നിറങ്ങൾ ഉപയോഗിച്ച് അടയാളപ്പെടുത്തുന്നതിലൂടെ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਿਭਿੰਨ

ਦੀ ਦਿੱਖ ਬਦਲੋ, ਖਾਸ ਕਰਕੇ ਵੱਖ-ਵੱਖ ਰੰਗਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਨਿਸ਼ਾਨ ਲਗਾ ਕੇ

🇵🇰Urdu

متنوع

کی ظاہری شکل کو تبدیل کریں، خاص طور پر مختلف رنگوں سے نشان لگا کر

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

斑

改变外观，尤其是用不同颜色标记

🇯🇵Japanese

多彩な

特に異なる色でマーキングすることにより、外観を変える

🇰🇷Korean

잡색의

특히 다른 색상으로 표시하여 모양을 변경합니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đa dạng

thay đổi diện mạo, đặc biệt bằng cách đánh dấu bằng các màu khác nhau

🇹🇭Thai

แตกต่างกัน

เปลี่ยนรูปลักษณ์ โดยเฉพาะการมาร์กด้วยสีที่ต่างกัน

🇮🇩Indonesian

beraneka ragam

mengubah tampilan, terutama dengan menandai dengan warna berbeda

🇵🇭Filipino

sari-saring kulay

baguhin ang hitsura ng, lalo na sa pamamagitan ng pagmamarka na may iba't ibang kulay

🇲🇾Malay

beraneka ragam

menukar rupa, terutamanya dengan menandakan dengan warna yang berbeza

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

التلون

تغيير مظهر، وخاصة عن طريق وضع علامات بألوان مختلفة

🇮🇷Persian

متنوع

تغییر ظاهر، به خصوص با علامت گذاری با رنگ های مختلف

🇹🇷Turkish

rengârenk

özellikle farklı renklerle işaretleyerek görünümünü değiştirin

🇮🇱Hebrew

סַסגוֹנִי

לשנות את המראה של, במיוחד על ידי סימון עם צבעים שונים

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