colorific

[ kuhl-uh-rif-ik ]

adjective

1. producing or imparting color.
2. pertaining to color.

colorific

/ ˌkʌləˈrɪfɪk /

adjective

1. producing, imparting, or relating to colour

Word History and Origins

Origin of colorific¹

First recorded in 1670–80; color + -i- + -fic

Example Sentences

More than a visual re-skinning of the Yoshi’s Island series, Yoshi’s Woolly World imbues Yoshi with filament-manipulating abilities, including an entourage of colorific, puzzle-solving yarn balls.

From Time

More than a visual re-skinning of the Yoshi’s Island series, Yoshi’s Woolly World imbues Yoshi with filament-manipulating abilities, including an entourage of colorific, puzzle-solving yarn balls.

From Time

"Colorific! We Make an Art Rainbow" was a fun concept for a summer show.

From Los Angeles Times

The art team’s apparently going for a look somewhere between the austere geometric angularity of a game like Mirror’s Edge and the saturation-cranked colorific vibrance of Blizzard’s World of Warcraft.

From Time

Photograph: Mark Richards/Contact Press/Colorific In the first weeks of 2000 the founders of Napster were in their office above a bank in San Mateo, California, considering dizzying numbers.

From The Guardian