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colorful mosaic

colorful mosaic

3.9
A bright pattern of many different parts like tiles or cultures
  • noun
  • US
translation icon : mosaico colorido
  • The park is a colorful mosaic of flowers.

Examples

  • The city's neighborhoods form a colorful mosaic of cultures and traditions.

  • Her childhood memories are a colorful mosaic of sights, sounds, and emotions.

  • On the wall hung a colorful mosaic made of broken tiles and glass.

  • We saw a colorful mosaic at the art exhibit.

  • The festival showcased a colorful mosaic of cultures, with music, food, and art from around the world.

  • Her garden is a colorful mosaic of flowers, each blooming in different shades and sizes.

  • The city is a colorful mosaic of diverse neighborhoods, each with its own unique character and community.

Synonyms

mosaic
vscolorful mosaic
14 4.9

A pattern made of many small pieces, like tiles or photos

focuses on lively diversity and vibrant mixture often among people or elements
kaleidoscopic blend
vscolorful mosaic
6.8

A mixture of many bright, different parts like colors and sounds

emphasizes an arranged, patterned display rather than only a loose mixture

Antonyms

uniform
92 3.7

Always the same in all parts and at all times

monochrome
2 6.1

Showing only one color or its different shades

How Colorful

kaleidoscope
5 6.9
colorful mosaic
  • US
3.9
mosaic
14 4.9

Surface Forms

colorful mosaic singular
colorful mosaics plural
colourful mosaics plural
colourful mosaic singular

Morphology

colorful + mosaic

The phrase combines the literal meanings of 'colorful' (many strong contrasting colors) and 'mosaic' (a tiled or piecewise pattern) to convey a vividly patterned or diverse arrangement; this composition is directly derivable from the constituents. Although slightly figurative when applied to people or elements, the relation is transparent and cross-linguistically familiar, so a B1 learner who knows both words would understand the meaning.

Etymology

Colorful mosaic comes from the image of a mosaic made of many small, bright tiles or pieces of glass and the word colorful meaning many colors. So, colorful mosaic is used to describe a lively 'mixture' of people, memories, or places where many different parts make one whole.