multicolored

[ muhl-ti-kuhl-erd, muhl-ti-kuhl-erd ]

adjective

1. of several or many colors.

Word History and Origins

Origin of multicolored¹

First recorded in 1835–45; multi- + colored

Example Sentences

You see them crowding checkout counters at grocery stores — a rainbow of bubble-gum pink, lime green and blueberry packets, slender and upright, like a multicolored chorus line of dancers tempting an impulse purchase.

From Los Angeles Times

But the familiar multicolored tables have since disappeared from its site.

From Los Angeles Times

Outside, where multicolored fencing provides a bright backdrop to children playing soccer in the yard, gunfire once ricocheted, with army snipers perched on rooftops and armored vehicles rolling by.

From New York Times

Hair, body contours and facial features are often lined with the glittery paste, sometimes multicolored.

From Los Angeles Times

When displayed visually, that continuum looks something like a multicolored starfish swimming away from a predator.

From Science Daily

Related Words

• checkered
• mottled