Definitions of colourful
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having striking color
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synonyms:
colorful
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chromatic
being, having, or characterized by hue
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ablaze
resembling flame in brilliance or color
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bright, brilliant, vivid
having striking color
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changeable, chatoyant, iridescent, shot
varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles
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deep, rich
strong; intense
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fluorescent
brilliantly colored and apparently giving off light
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prismatic
exhibiting spectral colors formed by refraction of light through a prism
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psychedelic
having the vivid colors and bizarre patterns associated with psychedelic states
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shrill
of colors that are bright and gaudy
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vibrant
of colors that are bright and striking
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Antonyms:
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colorless, colourless
weak in color; not colorful
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achromatic, neutral
having no hue
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ashen, blanched, bloodless, livid, white
anemic looking from illness or emotion
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bleached, faded, washed-out, washy
having lost freshness or brilliance of color
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drab, sober, somber, sombre
lacking brightness or color; dull
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dulled, greyed
deprived of color
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blanched, etiolate, etiolated
(especially of plants) developed without chlorophyll by being deprived of light
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lurid
ghastly pale
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mealy, pale, pallid, wan
abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress
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pastelike, pasty
resembling paste in color; pallid
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prefaded
(of fabric or clothing) having been given a faded (weathered) appearance by artificial means
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waxen, waxlike, waxy
having the paleness of wax
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white, whitened
(of hair) having lost its color
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chromatic
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striking in variety and interest
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synonyms:
colorful
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brave, braw, gay
brightly colored and showy
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flashy, gaudy, jazzy, showy, sporty
(used especially of clothes) marked by conspicuous display
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many-sided
full of variety or interest
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noisy
attracting attention by showiness or bright colors
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picturesque
strikingly expressive
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Antonyms:
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colorless, colourless
lacking in variety and interest
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neutral
lacking distinguishing quality or characteristics
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pale, pallid
lacking in vitality or interest or effectiveness
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dull
lacking in liveliness or animation
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brave, braw, gay
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