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

A dip that takes just a few minutes to make, a dip that you can easily make ahead, a dip that you can present with something as trendy as multicolored carrots or as casual as a box of crackers.

From Washington Post

Guests could pose for photos in front of a multicolored triangle pattern, drawn from Juul’s first ad campaign, Vaporized.

From Time

Bright, multicolored opening credits rolled as cameras in motion followed Regina King through the main, makeshift venue, Los Angeles’ Union Station, in a shot that could have come straight out of Soderbergh’s own Ocean’s 11.

From Time

Swirls of once molten rock carved their way across the mountainous landscape, opening up into acres of multicolored sand—the Painted Dunes.

From Outside Online

Recycling a mix of multicolored HDPE pieces creates a dark plastic good only for making products like park benches and waste bins, in which properties like color don’t matter much.

From Science News

Each of the multicolored camp sites has morphed into a tiny village, each taking on its own character.

From The Daily Beast

Someone pulled a plug and the Christmas tree went from multicolored speckles to a black haze in the corner.

From The Daily Beast

Infinity Mirrored Room consists of roughly one hundred multicolored LED lights that pulsate at various speeds and patterns.

From The Daily Beast

“One day I wore a multicolored dress and someone asked if I was trying to be Toucan Sam,” she said.

From The Daily Beast

And at the moment, orange sequins, multicolored fake fur, and thigh-cinching knickers are winning.

From The Daily Beast

The floor was a mosaic of multicolored stones, formed into large symmetrical designs.

From Project Gutenberg

Henry held up his torch, and from the roof twenty feet above his head the stone flashed back multicolored and glittering lights.

From Project Gutenberg

He selected one with multicolored ink that suited his fancy and smeared it against the small square of plastic.

From Project Gutenberg

And through this expanse of tangled scenic splendor, the rhododendrons and laurels wove a banner of multicolored tones.

From Project Gutenberg

The big doors of the barn were opened wide to the sunny lawn, gay with a riot of multicolored dahlias.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• checkered
• mottled