colorful

A2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈkʌl.əɹ.fl̩/ UK /ˈkʌl.ə.fl̩/ See IPA manual

Freq #10334

Meanings

1

adj
Having bright or many colours.

The garden was full of colorful flowers.
2

adj
Full of interest, variety, and excitement.

He had a colorful career as a sailor and explorer.
3

adj
Containing rude or offensive language.

He used some colorful language when he hit his thumb.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · having bright or many colours. bright

More multicolored polychromatic

Word family

Derived forms colorfullycolorfulnessnoncolorfuluncolorful

Appears in

Phrases (1)

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colorful character
a person whose unusual behavior or personality makes them memorable

Adjective + noun

Etymology

From color + -ful.

Topics

Describing Qualities

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# colorful

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈkʌl.əɹ.fl̩/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈkʌl.ə.fl̩/
**Frequency rank:** 10334

## Meanings
1. Having bright or many colours.
2. Full of interest, variety, and excitement.
3. Containing rude or offensive language.

## Examples
- The garden was full of colorful flowers.
- He had a colorful career as a sailor and explorer.
- He used some colorful language when he hit his thumb.

## Synonyms
- multicolored
- polychromatic

## Derived Forms
- colorfully
- colorfulness
- noncolorful
- uncolorful

## Etymology
From color + -ful.

## AI Etymology
Colorful is from color plus -ful. The suffix -ful keeps the base visible and makes an adjective meaning full of, marked by, or rich in the quality named by color. In use as an adjective, colorful denotes having bright or many colours, full of interest, variety, and excitement, and containing rude or offensive language. The same word family continues in derived forms such as colorfully, colorfulness, noncolorful, and uncolorful.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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