polychromatic

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˌpɑlikroʊˈmætɪk/ UK /ˌpɒlikrəʊˈmætɪk/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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adj
having or consisting of several or many colors

The polychromatic stained glass scattered light across the floor.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · having or consisting of... multicoloredpolychromevariegatedmany-huedcolorful motley

Opposites

monochromaticmonochromecolorless

Word family

Related forms polychromemonochromaticchromatic

Etymology

From Ancient Greek poly- ('many') + chroma ('color') + the suffix -atic. Coined in the 19th century.

poly Ancient Greek chroma Ancient Greek

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Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# polychromatic

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

## Meanings
1. having or consisting of several or many colors

## Examples
- The polychromatic stained glass scattered light across the floor.

## Synonyms
- multicolored
- polychrome
- variegated
- many-hued
- colorful
- motley

## Antonyms
- monochromatic
- monochrome
- colorless

## Related Forms
- polychrome
- monochromatic
- chromatic

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: poly
- Root: chroma

## Etymology
From Ancient Greek poly- ('many') + chroma ('color') + the suffix -atic. Coined in the 19th century.

## AI Etymology
Polychromatic is from Ancient Greek poly- ('many') + chroma ('color') + the suffix -atic. Coined in the 19th century. Important recorded forms include poly (Ancient Greek) and chroma (Ancient Greek). Morphologically, the word preserves a built structure whose named elements carry the historical sense into English. The modern sense remains close to that composition, with the parts narrowing into a single lexical item. In current use it covers having or consisting of several or many colors. The wider family includes related words such as polychrome, monochromatic, and chromatic.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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