versicolor
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7.9
- adjective
- /ˌvɜːrsɪˈkʌlər/
- The garden was filled with versicolor flowers blooming in every shade imaginable.
Examples
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Some butterflies have versicolor wings that help them blend into their surroundings.
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The artist painted a versicolor landscape that captured the beauty of autumn.
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The artist used a versicolor palette for the landscape painting.
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Look at how the leaves are versicolor in the fall!
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Some butterflies have versicolor wings that help them blend into their surroundings.
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The garden was filled with versicolor flowers blooming in every shade imaginable.
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The artist painted a versicolor landscape that captured the beauty of autumn.
Synonyms
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7.2
Having patches or streaks of different colors
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3.2
Having parts with different bright colors, like a rug or scarf
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7.4
Having patches of different bright colors
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5.7
Having many different colors
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8.1
Having patches of different bright colors
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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8.3
A common iris with blue-violet flowers that grows in eastern North America
- Specialized
A climbing woody plant from the southern United States with purple or blue flowers and thick parts that curve back
- Specialized
A small parrot from northern Australia with bright red, green and yellow feathers
How Colorful
- US
11
2.9
1
7.9
4
7.2
- US
279
1.0
33
3.2
301
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Versicolor comes from Latin parts versi- 'changing' and color 'color', so it paints a clear picture of something that 'changes color' or shows many colors; think of a butterfly wing that seems to shift in shade. So versicolor means 'having various colors or changing in color'.