colorful
English
/ˈkʌlɚfəl/, /ˈkʌləfəl/
adj
Definitions
- Possessing prominent and varied colors.
- Interesting, multifaceted, energetic, distinctive.
- (euphemistic) Profane, obscene, offensive (usually in the phrase colourful language).
Etymology
Suffix from English color.
Origin
English
color
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Finlaycolor English
- Tricolor English
- anticolor English
- bodycolor English
- color English
- colorability English
- colorable English
- colorably English
- colorate English
- colorbearer English
- colorbreed English
- colorburst English
- colorcast English
- colorer English
- colorfast English
- colorfully English
- colorfulness English
- coloriferous English
- colorification English
- colorimeter English
- colorimetry English
- colorism English
- colorist English
- coloristic English
- colorization English
- colorize English
- colorless English
- colormaker English
- colorman English
- colormap English
- colorogenic English
- colorology English
- coloron English
- colorous English
- colorphobia English
- colorphobic English
- colorsome English
- colorway English
- colorwise English
- colorwork English
- duocolor English
- forecolor English
- haircolor English
- hypercolor English
- intercolor English
- miscolor English
- monocolor English
- noncolor English
- noncolorful English
- overcolor English
- precolor English
- pseudocolor English
- quadricolor English
- recolor English
- topcolor English
- tricolor English
- uncolor English
- uncolorful English
- undercolor English
- unicolor English
- unicolored English
- watercolor English
- color, coloris Latin
- couleur French
- color Spanish, Castilian
- カラフル Japanese
- カラー Japanese
- color Middle English
- colour Middle English
- koloro Esperanto
- kolor Cebuano
- cullyr Manx
- kala Tok Pisin
- kalakala Tok Pisin
- color
- coloron
- uncolor
- colorer
- recolor
- precolor
- tricolor
- colorism
- noncolor
- colorate
- unicolor
- colormap
- colorman
- miscolor
- colorous
- colorist
- colorway
- topcolor
- colorize
- Tricolor
- duocolor
- colorwork
- bodycolor
- colorwise
- colorable
- haircolor
- colorcast
- overcolor
- monocolor
- colorless
- anticolor
- colorfast
- colorably
- colorsome
- forecolor
- colorology
- watercolor
- hypercolor
- colorburst
- intercolor
- coloristic
- colorbreed
- unicolored
- colorfully
- undercolor
- uncolorful
- colormaker
- colorogenic
- colorimetry
- pseudocolor
- colorphobia
- colorbearer
- Finlaycolor
- quadricolor
- colorimeter
- colorphobic
- noncolorful
- colorability
- colorization
- coloriferous
- colorfulness
- colorification