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   Col·or·ful

   /ˈkələrf(ə)l/

   

   adjective

   • 1. having much or varied color; bright: "a colorful array of fruit" Similar brightly coloredbright-coloreddeep-coloredbrilliantglowingradiantvividrichvibranteye-catchingflamboyantshowygaudyglaringgarishflashymulticoloredmulticolormany-coloredmany-huedrainbowrainbow-likevaricoloredvariegatedharlequinmotleyprismaticpolychromaticpsychedelicinformal:jazzy(looking) like an explosion in a paint factoryOpposite colorless
   • 2. full of interest; lively and exciting: "a controversial and colorful character" Similar vividgraphiclivelyanimateddramaticstrikingarrestingpicturesqueinterestingstimulatingfascinatingscintillatingrichevocativedetailedhighly coloredOpposite colorless
   • ▪ (of a person's life or background) involving variously disreputable activities: "he gained a playboy reputation during a colorful bachelorhood"
   • ▪ (of language) vulgar or rude: "colorful words usually impolite in public meetings"

   Derivatives

   • 1. colorfully adverb
   • 2. colorfulness noun

   Scrabble Points: 13

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