Colourful
adjective
Having many different colors.
The garden is colourful with various flowers.
Often appears as...
- colourful garden
- colourful outfits
adjective
Interesting, varied and full of exciting features.
She has had a colourful life, full of adventure.
Often appears as...
- colourful life
- colourful character
adjective
Using inappropriate or unconventional language.
My grandfather is known for his colourful language.
Often appears as...
- colourful language
- colourful expression
Usage tips
Colloquial
adjective
Having many different colors.
The garden is colourful with various flowers.
Often appears as...
- colourful garden
- colourful outfits
adjective
Interesting, varied and full of exciting features.
She has had a colourful life, full of adventure.
Often appears as...
- colourful life
- colourful character
adjective
Using inappropriate or unconventional language.
My grandfather is known for his colourful language.
Often appears as...
- colourful language
- colourful expression
Usage tips
Colloquial
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Sensory Imagery
Use 'colourful' to describe scenes that stimulate the visual senses and stand out brightly.
The festival was so colourful, it was like walking into a rainbow.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Positive
'Colourful' can indicate clutter or chaos if too many colours are mentioned without harmony.
Her outfit was a bit too colourful for my taste, like a confusing splash of paints.
Pro Tip 3/3Metaphorical Use
Metaphorically, 'colourful' can suggest variety or diversity in non-visual contexts.
We enjoyed a colourful array of performances at the talent show.
Pro Tip 1/3Sensory Imagery
Use 'colourful' to describe scenes that stimulate the visual senses and stand out brightly.
The festival was so colourful, it was like walking into a rainbow.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Positive
'Colourful' can indicate clutter or chaos if too many colours are mentioned without harmony.
Her outfit was a bit too colourful for my taste, like a confusing splash of paints.
Pro Tip 3/3Metaphorical Use
Metaphorically, 'colourful' can suggest variety or diversity in non-visual contexts.
We enjoyed a colourful array of performances at the talent show.
Pro Tip 1/3Sensory Imagery
Use 'colourful' to describe scenes that stimulate the visual senses and stand out brightly.
The festival was so colourful, it was like walking into a rainbow.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Positive
'Colourful' can indicate clutter or chaos if too many colours are mentioned without harmony.
Her outfit was a bit too colourful for my taste, like a confusing splash of paints.
Pro Tip 3/3Metaphorical Use
Metaphorically, 'colourful' can suggest variety or diversity in non-visual contexts.
We enjoyed a colourful array of performances at the talent show.
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This Platypus Can Glow...
so colourful oh it's beautiful you go out and you just see all of these amazing animals and the diversity of colors is absolutely beautiful and there isn't a group that does it really any better than the birds i'd argue perhaps because of the variation you can see across the world what if i told you that
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Feats of memory anyone...
Great memories are learned. At the most basic level, we remember when we pay attention. We remember when we are deeply engaged. We remember when we are able to take a piece of information and experience, and figure out why it is meaningful to us, why it is significant, why it's colorful,
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The deadly irony of...
never found the compound for eternal life, they did find something that would go on to shape all of civilization, something that has caused many tragic moments in human history, and yet still gives us hope when we look up in celebration at the colorful night sky.
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The evolution of the...
to maintain its structure, and tear glands that secrete a protective film. But equally important was the accompanying evolution of the brain, with its expansion of the visual cortex to process the sharper and more colorful images it was receiving.
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What I learned as a...
so I paid attention to these two female guards and listened to what they were talking about. Guard A was older, and she studied English. She seemed like she came from an affluent family. She often showed up with these colorful dresses,
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Is fire a solid, a...
Substances like copper, calcium chloride, and potassium chloride can add their own characteristic hues to the mix. Besides colorful flames, fire also continues to generate heat as it burns. This heat sustains the flames by keeping
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Diwali - Festival of...
life so we buy good clothes and make good food and everywhere there are lights if you head to major commercial districts throughout India you'll find colorful displays comparable to Christmas lights in western cities
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Uncovering a radical...
one I hold in my hand prof. Scott's let us truly rethink what we can do with the silicon based solar panels we see on roofs today we can create profs cait cells that are colorful opaque or partly transparent
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A Black man goes...
These guys seem to live beneath the bridges of said superhighway -- And they also missed the memo about the enlightenment of the internet age. I remember being called highly colorful racial slurs
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Mysteries of vernacular:...
to the red pigment, minium. Another important visual device used to increase the prominence of certain portions of text was to set them off with large, ornate, and colorful capital letters,
Video examples
This Platypus Can Glow...
so colourful oh it's beautiful you go out and you just see all of these amazing animals and the diversity of colors is absolutely beautiful and there isn't a group that does it really any better than the birds i'd argue perhaps because of the variation you can see across the world what if i told you that
Video examples
Feats of memory anyone...
Great memories are learned. At the most basic level, we remember when we pay attention. We remember when we are deeply engaged. We remember when we are able to take a piece of information and experience, and figure out why it is meaningful to us, why it is significant, why it's colorful,
Video examples
The deadly irony of...
never found the compound for eternal life, they did find something that would go on to shape all of civilization, something that has caused many tragic moments in human history, and yet still gives us hope when we look up in celebration at the colorful night sky.
Video examples
The evolution of the...
to maintain its structure, and tear glands that secrete a protective film. But equally important was the accompanying evolution of the brain, with its expansion of the visual cortex to process the sharper and more colorful images it was receiving.
Video examples
What I learned as a...
so I paid attention to these two female guards and listened to what they were talking about. Guard A was older, and she studied English. She seemed like she came from an affluent family. She often showed up with these colorful dresses,
Video examples
Is fire a solid, a...
Substances like copper, calcium chloride, and potassium chloride can add their own characteristic hues to the mix. Besides colorful flames, fire also continues to generate heat as it burns. This heat sustains the flames by keeping
Video examples
Diwali - Festival of...
life so we buy good clothes and make good food and everywhere there are lights if you head to major commercial districts throughout India you'll find colorful displays comparable to Christmas lights in western cities
Video examples
Uncovering a radical...
one I hold in my hand prof. Scott's let us truly rethink what we can do with the silicon based solar panels we see on roofs today we can create profs cait cells that are colorful opaque or partly transparent
Video examples
A Black man goes...
These guys seem to live beneath the bridges of said superhighway -- And they also missed the memo about the enlightenment of the internet age. I remember being called highly colorful racial slurs
Video examples
Mysteries of vernacular:...
to the red pigment, minium. Another important visual device used to increase the prominence of certain portions of text was to set them off with large, ornate, and colorful capital letters,
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Zelda Williams
American Actress
Dad was, is, and always will be one of the kindest, most generous, gentlest souls I've ever known, and while there are few things I know for certain right now, one of them is that not just my world but the entire world is forever a little darker, less colorful, and less full of laughter in his absence.
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Sunita Williams
American Astronaut
We really have the most beautiful planet in our solar system. None other can sustain life like we know it. None other has blue water and white clouds covering colorful landmasses filled with thriving, beautiful, living things like human beings.
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Jason Statham
British Actor
If you got a good imagination, a lot of confidence and you kind of know what you are saying, then you might be able to do it. I know a lot of colorful characters at home that would make great actors.
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Suzy Menkes
British Journalist
My clothes are fabulous - colourful, fun and by some very special designers. They deserve a better life than being sleeping beauties in a bed of tissue inside a trunk.
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Florence King
American Writer
Aging does not make women powerless objects of pity but colorful and entertaining individuals and, on occasion, fire-breathing dragons that wise people don't cross.
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Garrett Hedlund
American Actor
When you come across someone colorful and vibrant maybe in the present it isn't so interesting, but, in the past, it sheds a wonderful light onto living life.
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Paul Giamatti
American Actor
Lead roles are fun, but I'm especially happy other, more colorful supporting stuff has come along.
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James Hall
American Musician
Why would anyone lie? The truth is always more colorful.
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Mason Cooley
American Writer
Outside books, we avoid colorful characters.
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Corey Feldman
American Actor
I have led a pretty colorful life.
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Zelda Williams
American Actress
Dad was, is, and always will be one of the kindest, most generous, gentlest souls I've ever known, and while there are few things I know for certain right now, one of them is that not just my world but the entire world is forever a little darker, less colorful, and less full of laughter in his absence.
Quote examples
Sunita Williams
American Astronaut
We really have the most beautiful planet in our solar system. None other can sustain life like we know it. None other has blue water and white clouds covering colorful landmasses filled with thriving, beautiful, living things like human beings.
Quote examples
Jason Statham
British Actor
If you got a good imagination, a lot of confidence and you kind of know what you are saying, then you might be able to do it. I know a lot of colorful characters at home that would make great actors.
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Suzy Menkes
British Journalist
My clothes are fabulous - colourful, fun and by some very special designers. They deserve a better life than being sleeping beauties in a bed of tissue inside a trunk.
Quote examples
Florence King
American Writer
Aging does not make women powerless objects of pity but colorful and entertaining individuals and, on occasion, fire-breathing dragons that wise people don't cross.
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Garrett Hedlund
American Actor
When you come across someone colorful and vibrant maybe in the present it isn't so interesting, but, in the past, it sheds a wonderful light onto living life.
Quote examples
Paul Giamatti
American Actor
Lead roles are fun, but I'm especially happy other, more colorful supporting stuff has come along.
Quote examples
James Hall
American Musician
Why would anyone lie? The truth is always more colorful.
Quote examples
Mason Cooley
American Writer
Outside books, we avoid colorful characters.
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Corey Feldman
American Actor
I have led a pretty colorful life.
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