colorful
abounding in color: In their tartans, the Scots guard made a colorful array.
richly eventful or picturesque: a colorful historical period.
presenting or suggesting vivid or striking scenes: a colorful narrative.
Origin of colorful
1Other words for colorful
Other words from colorful
- col·or·ful·ly, adverb
- col·or·ful·ness, noun
- un·col·or·ful, adjective
Words Nearby colorful
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How to use colorful in a sentence
Industry members use an assortment of colorful names to refer to the group.
Russian state hackers are targeting Biden and Trump campaigns, MSFT warns | Dan Goodin | September 11, 2020 | Ars TechnicaJupiter is well known for its iconic, colorful banded clouds and its great red spot.
These Images Expose the Dark Side of the Solar System - Issue 89: The Dark Side | Corey S. Powell | August 26, 2020 | NautilusThe case also includes a number of colorful details about how Bannon and Kolfage spent their ill-gotten gains and how they got caught.
5 crazy details from the case against Steve Bannon—including ‘a boat named Warfighter’ | Jeff | August 20, 2020 | FortuneThe Banana Lounge in Building 26 has chests full of free fruit, and a colorful piano outside.
You may not have tailoring expertise under your belt, but to get a little Satō in your step, go for soft, classic fabrics with a fun, colorful lining.
Shepherds abiding in the field” saw colorful Christmas lights that “shone round about them.
This collection features 100 fun, colorful, and sometimes delightfully irreverent messages designed by Friends with Type.
The Daily Beast’s 2014 Holiday Gift Guide: For the Taylor Swift in Your Life | Allison McNearney | November 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTSure, there are some colorful English aristocrats still around, but is the age of the delightfully nutty toff at an end?
Masters employed a colorful cast of characters off the air as well.
Sir Bob, 63, responded with his usual colorful language to his critics.
Shelves and counters were piled with a colorful miscellany of goods calculated to appeal to primitive tastes.
Mystery Ranch | Arthur ChapmanMount Airy is built of brown stone and trimmed with light stone furnishing a colorful contrast.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia | Dorothy M. TorpeyAdditional atmosphere is created by the colorful, colonial costumes worn by the guides themselves.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia | Dorothy M. TorpeyAnd so, back in the colorful days of the building of the fast-growing West, young Isaac Burns constructed his warehouse.
David Lannarck, Midget | George S. HarneyThen the very next flash there were greens and yellows—changing, colorful, brilliant bars.
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