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versicolor

versicolor

7.9
Having many different colors or changing color
  • adjective
  • /ˌvɜːrsɪˈkʌlər/
translation icon : multicolor
  • The garden was filled with versicolor flowers blooming in every shade imaginable.

Examples

  • Some butterflies have versicolor wings that help them blend into their surroundings.

  • The artist painted a versicolor landscape that captured the beauty of autumn.

  • The artist used a versicolor palette for the landscape painting.

  • Look at how the leaves are versicolor in the fall!

  • Some butterflies have versicolor wings that help them blend into their surroundings.

  • The garden was filled with versicolor flowers blooming in every shade imaginable.

  • The artist painted a versicolor landscape that captured the beauty of autumn.

Synonyms

variegated
vsversicolor
5 7.2

Having patches or streaks of different colors

is broader, meaning various colors or color change rather than patterned patches
multicolor
vsversicolor
  • US
1 3.2

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

is broader, including various colors or change rather than just bright patches
varicolored
vsversicolor
5.7

Having many different colors

can also imply that colors change over time
particolored
vsversicolor
8.1

Having patches of different bright colors

is similar but also covers changing colors rather than fixed sections
motley
vsversicolor
7.4

Having patches of different bright colors

is more general, meaning various colors or color change not only irregular patches

Antonyms

92 3.7

Always the same in all parts and at all times

2 6.1

Showing only one color or its different shades

Compounds

Clematis versicolor
  • Specialized
9.9

A climbing woody plant from the southern United States with purple or blue flowers and thick parts that curve back

9.9

A small parrot from northern Australia with bright red, green and yellow feathers

Iris versicolor
  • Specialized
8.3

A common iris with blue-violet flowers that grows in eastern North America

How Colorful

multicolored
  • US
8 2.9
versicolor
7.9
variegated
5 7.2
colored
  • US
88 1.0
tinted
16 3.2
pale
291 1.0

Surface Forms

versicolor positive

Morphology

versicolor = color (semi-transparent) = versi + color

The root 'versi' is not a standalone English word, but the meaning 'various' can be inferred from context.

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'.