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colorful

colorful

89 1.0
Having bright, different colors that catch the eye
  • adjective
  • /ˈkʌlərfəl/
  • US
translation icon : colorido
  • The garden was filled with colorful flowers in every shade of the rainbow.
  • colorful flowers
  • colorful birds
  • colorful cloth

Next you can see the colorful covers of these two.

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Examples

  • These colorful stones store the powerful energy of Mother Earth.

  • All the pretty, colorful fish swim in the warm waters near the surface, but down below...

  • The rooms have plenty of storage space and are colorful, clean, and bright.

    Academic text (2008)
  • Next you can see the colorful covers of these two.

  • And the illustrations inside are so bright, so colorful, so, so vivid.

  • And I'm going to frame that in a colorful, joyful yellow.

  • It is so dimensional and so colorful and just rich looking.

  • The painting Nightlife is very colorful; the artist uses many varieties of purple.

    Academic text (2008)
  • We have colorful tile roofs, typical cobblestone streets and very rich fields.

  • Her artwork featured colorful patterns that brightened up the entire room.

Synonyms

bright
vscolorful
235 1.0

Having a strong, vivid color that is easy to notice

can also mean having several different colors rather than only intensity
vibrant
vscolorful
29 3.6

Full of bright, strong colors that attract attention

is more general and can include many different colors instead of energy
vivid
vscolorful
23 3.0

Very bright and clear in color and easy to notice

is broader and may also refer to varied colors not just intensity
brightly-colored
vscolorful
15 1.2

A thing that has strong, vivid colors

can also mean many different colors rather than only strong tones
brilliant
vscolorful
14 3.0

Very bright and strong in color

is more general and covers multiple colors or simpler brightness
multicolored
vscolorful
  • US
8 2.9

Having many different bright colors

is more general and can also mean simply bright in one tone
multi-colored
vscolorful
  • US
5 2.6

Having parts of different bright colors

is broader and can mean general brightness rather than many parts
multicolor
vscolorful
  • US
1 3.2

Having parts with different bright colors, like a rug or scarf

also covers vivid single colors, not only many colored areas
multihued
vscolorful
1 5.9

Having many different colors

is broader, also used for a single vivid hue rather than many
polychromatic
vscolorful
  • Specialized
1 7.5

Having many different colors like a rainbow

is simpler, used for ordinary objects, not only technical light cases
multi-color
vscolorful
  • US
3.5

Having parts of different bright colors

also applies when something has a single strong shade rather than many
varicolored
vscolorful
5.7

Having many different colors

is more general and can describe brightness rather than color variety
brightish
vscolorful
4.1

A little strong color, light, or look that seems cheerful and lively

is broader and includes fully bright or many different color examples
polychromic
vscolorful
  • Specialized
8.2

Showing many colors like a bright painting or butterfly

is more general and also fits single bright tones or simple colors
heterochromatic
vscolorful
8.8

Showing many different colors

is everyday and general, not limited to scientific light descriptions

Antonyms

31 1.0

Not bright or shiny with weak colour

23 4.2

Not bright or colorful and not lively

12 2.9

Having very little or no color

Compounds

A person who is interesting and unusual in a lively way

1 3.6

A lively story with bright, unusual details that make it interesting

1 3.2

A large painted picture on a wall with many bright colors

A small bright ball that you hang on a Christmas tree

8.6

A small flashing picture with bright colors used to decorate web pages or profiles

A bright pattern of many different parts like tiles or cultures

How Colorful

garish
16 6.7
vibrant
29 3.6
colorful
  • US
89 1.0
muted
10 4.2
drab
23 4.2

Surface Forms

colorful positive
colourful positive

Morphology

colorful = color (transparent) = color + ful

Directly formed from 'color' + '-ful' meaning 'full of color', a straightforward, predictable adjectival derivation.

Etymology

Colorful comes from the simple word color which meant 'hue' or 'shade', plus the ending -ful which means 'full of'. So colorful is literally 'full of color', which is why we use it for things with bright or varied colors.