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tutti-frutti

tutti-frutti

2 4.4
Full of bright, lively colours
  • adjective
  • /ˌtʊtiˈfruːti/
: multicolor
  • The children loved her tutti-frutti backpack covered in bright stripes, dots, and cartoon fruits.

Examples

  • The fashion show featured a bold, tutti-frutti dress that instantly became the designer's signature piece.

  • For summer, he painted the café walls a tutti-frutti mix of pinks, greens, and sunny yellows.

  • The cake was decorated in a tutti-frutti style.

  • She wore a tutti-frutti dress to the party.

  • The children loved her tutti-frutti backpack covered in bright stripes, dots, and cartoon fruits.

  • For summer, he painted the café walls a tutti-frutti mix of pinks, greens, and sunny yellows.

  • The fashion show featured a bold, tutti-frutti dress that instantly became the designer's signature piece.

Synonyms

colorful
vstutti-frutti
  • US
107 2.1

Full of interesting stories and lively events

is specifically lively with many vivid colors and varied patterns
brightly-colored
vstutti-frutti
16 1.2

A thing that has strong, vivid colors

is about many vivid colors and varied patterns rather than only brightness
multicolored
vstutti-frutti
  • US
11 2.9

Having many different bright colors

is vivid and lively made of many different bright patterns
multi-colored
vstutti-frutti
  • US
7 2.6

Having parts of different bright colors

is livelier and mixes more color variety and patterns
multicolor
vstutti-frutti
  • US
1 3.2

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

is more about lively mixes of vivid colors and patterns

Antonyms

5 6.1

Showing only one color or its different shades

How Colourful

garish
14 6.7
tutti-frutti
2 4.4
bright
257 1.0
colorful
  • US
92 1.0
muted
15 4.2
plain
180 1.0

Surface Forms

tutti-frutti positive

Etymology

Tutti-frutti comes from the Italian words tutti ('all') and frutti ('fruits'), and a mix of many fruits looks bright and lively. So, people also use tutti-frutti to mean 'colourful' or 'made of many bright colours'.