multicolored

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈmʌltiˌkʌlərd/ UK /ˈmʌltiˌkʌləd/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
having many colours

The festival was a sea of multicolored banners and kites.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · having many colours multicolourvariegated motley colorfulkaleidoscopicpolychrome

Opposites

monochromemonochromaticplain

Word family

Related forms color coloredmulticolor

Etymology

A compound of the Latin-derived prefix multi- ('many') + colored; multi- from Latin multus ('much, many'), color from Latin color ('color, hue').

multus Latin color Latin

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Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# multicolored

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈmʌltiˌkʌlərd/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈmʌltiˌkʌləd/

## Meanings
1. having many colours

## Examples
- The festival was a sea of multicolored banners and kites.

## Synonyms
- multicolour
- variegated
- motley
- colorful
- kaleidoscopic
- polychrome

## Antonyms
- monochrome
- monochromatic
- plain

## Related Forms
- color
- colored
- multicolor

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: multus
- Root: color

## Etymology
A compound of the Latin-derived prefix multi- ('many') + colored; multi- from Latin multus ('much, many'), color from Latin color ('color, hue').

## AI Etymology
Multicolored is a compound of the Latin-derived prefix multi- ('many') + colored; multi- from Latin multus ('much, many'), color from Latin color ('color, hue'). The compound structure is semantically important: one element narrows the setting, direction, or quality, and the other supplies the object, action, or base idea. As an adjective, it carries the sense "having many colours", with the older formation still helping explain the modern use. Relevant historical forms include Latin multus and Latin color. Related words include color, colored, multicolor.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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