colorful bauble
- noun
- /ˈkʌlərfəl ˈbɔːbəl/
- US
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bola decorativa colorida
- Shops were filled with every size and shape of colorful bauble for the holiday season.
Examples
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The children carefully hung each colorful bauble on the tree's branches.
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She hung a colorful bauble on the tree.
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A single colorful bauble caught the light and sparkled in the room.
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These colorful baubles make the holiday season special.
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The Christmas tree was adorned with a variety of colorful baubles that sparkled in the light.
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She carefully hung each colorful bauble on the tree, ensuring it was perfectly placed for the holidays.
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Every year, my family chooses new colorful baubles to add to our collection for the festive decorations.
Synonyms
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1.0
An object that makes something look more attractive
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6.7
A small, cheap piece of jewelry worn for decoration
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Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'colorful' (marked by many strong colors) modifies 'bauble' (a small ornament), yielding a small, brightly colored ornament. This ordinary adjective + noun combination follows standard composition patterns (and is cross-linguistically common), so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
The phrase colorful bauble comes from the image of a small, shiny ball hung on a Christmas tree. A bauble is a little ornament and colorful means it has bright colors, so the phrase means 'a small, brightly colored ornamental ball'.