colourful
Britishadjective
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having intense colour or richly varied colours
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vivid, rich, or distinctive in character
Other Word Forms
- colourfully adverb
- colourfulness noun
Example Sentences
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The sign is covered in colourful hearts and stars.
From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026
When you have more dust particles suspended high in the atmosphere, it can make our sunrise and sunsets more colourful.
From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026
Described by singer Bono as a "noisy, messy, unreasonably colourful" record, it is expected later this year.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
Decorating their soldiers with colourful garlands, hundreds of Afghans rallied in border provinces to decry Pakistan killing civilians and to show support for their troops battling at the frontier.
From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026
It still essentially sounds like a colourful variant of plainchant, but she embellished the outline of the tune with touches of her own.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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