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bicolored

bicolored

1 4.2
Having two different colors
  • adjective
  • /ˈbaɪˌkoʊlərd/
  • US
: bicromático
  • His bicolored socks featured stripes of black and green that caught everyone's attention.

Examples

  • She noted with interest that he had one blue eye, one brown, and she wondered whether the oddity contributed to his specialty: bicolored binary stars.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • The butterfly's bicolored wings displayed vibrant shades of blue and orange.

  • In the garden, there were bicolored flowers that combined pink and white petals.

Synonyms

black-and-tan
vsbicolored
1 4.3

A pattern of black and tan colors on an animal's fur, often on dogs

is general referring to any two color marking not tied to particular colors
bicolor
vsbicolored
1 4.9

Having two different colors

is the same meaning but differs only as a different word form
dichroic
vsbicolored
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A material that shows two different colors depending on the light

is simply about having two different colors without special optical properties
dichromatic
vsbicolored
1 8.8

Showing two colors, for example blue and yellow

is the same sense but differs only as an alternative term choice
duotone
vsbicolored
1 6.0

A picture or design that uses only two colors to make a strong look

is general used for any object with two different colors not only images
bitonal
vsbicolored
  • Specialized
1 7.4

Having only two colors or tones, for example black and white

is general covering any item showing two distinct colors rather than specific art uses
bichrome
vsbicolored
1 8.6

Something that has only two colors

is broader meaning simply having two different colors regardless of creation method

How Two-Colored

bicolored
  • US
1 4.2
multicolored
  • US
11 2.9
solid-colored
  • US
2 3.4

Surface Forms

bicolored positive
bicoloreder comparative
bicoloredest superlative

Morphology

bicolored = colored (transparent) = bi + color + ed

The final step is adding the productive prefix 'bi-' (two) to the common adjective 'colored', which straightforwardly yields 'having two colors'.

Etymology

The word bicolored is made of the parts bi- 'two' and color 'color', just like in bicycle, so it simply means something that has two different colors.