brightly-colored
- adjective
- /ˈbraɪtli ˈkʌlərd/
- All along the waterfront, the houses and wharves were festooned with brightly colored bunting.
- brightly colored flowers
- wear a brightly-colored
- brightly colored clothes
But it's this really long snake and it's brightly colored and it's soft, often nice.
- But it's this really long snake and it's brightly colored and it's soft, often nice.
- I also picked up some brightly coloured rainbow glitter pens because why the heck not?
- It was a special thing to see these brightly colored sparks and lights and explosions lighting up the night.
Examples
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The Shanghai shirt is a brightly colored undershirt with big round armholes.
Fiction book (1996) -
The next morning, Cinnamon tied brightly colored balloons to long strings and attached them to the stand.
Fiction book (1998) -
You may have noticed on your way into school today that many surfaces were covered in brightly-colored pieces of paper.
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In addition, they used other strategies, such as dressing the children in brightly colored clothing.
Academic text (2009) -
Blue wallpaper with a pattern of brightly colored balloons covered the walls.
Fiction book (1998) -
The ride goes up and down and round and round, it has thrills and chills and it's very brightly colored.
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It was a special thing to see these brightly colored sparks and lights and explosions lighting up the night.
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Colors are duller, so it's best to include some brightly colored objects in the foreground to add visual interest.
Academic text (2004) -
Females do not have a gorget; they often have brightly colored feathers on their mostly white throats.
Academic text (1999) -
The garden is filled with brightly-colored flowers that attract many butterflies.
Synonyms
Having a strong, vivid color that is easy to notice
Having bright, different colors that catch the eye
Full of bright, strong colors that attract attention
Very bright and clear in color and easy to notice
A strong bright color that looks vivid
Very bright and strong in color
Bright colors that seem to change when seen from different angles
Bright and beautiful in a way that looks impressive
Having many different bright colors
Very bright colors that seem to glow in daylight
Having parts of different bright colors
Full of strong feeling or passion
So bright that it is hard to see
Soft, shiny colors on a surface that look like a small rainbow
A very bright light that hurts your eyes
Having many different colors like a rainbow
Bright and a little showy in appearance
A little strong color, light, or look that seems cheerful and lively
Antonyms
How Bright
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Brightly-colored is a simple compound of bright ('shining' or 'full of light') and color ('the look or shade of something'). So it literally means having colors that 'stand out' or catch the eye, which is why we use it for things with strong, eye-catching colors.