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kaleidoscopic

[ kuh-lahy-duh-skop-ik ]

/ kəˌlaɪ dəˈskɒp ɪk /

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adjective

of, relating to, or created by a kaleidoscope.

changing form, pattern, color, etc., in a manner suggesting a kaleidoscope.

continually shifting from one set of relations to another; rapidly changing: the kaleidoscopic events of the past year.

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Also ka·lei·do·scop·i·cal.

Origin of kaleidoscopic

First recorded in 1840–50; kaleidoscope + -ic

SYNONYMS FOR kaleidoscopic

3 changeable, fluctuating, protean, variable.

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OTHER WORDS FROM kaleidoscopic

ka·lei·do·scop·i·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby kaleidoscopic

kalat, kalathos, kalb, kale, kaleidoscope, kaleidoscopic, kalemia, kalemie, kalendar, kalends, kaleva

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Example sentences from the Web for kaleidoscopic

The kaleidoscopic mobile changes no matter how you look at it—or where you stand.
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It was both linear and kaleidoscopic, if that makes any sense.
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A kaleidoscopic installation of 650 quilts spirals up to the ceiling in a grand display.
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The screen exploded into a kaleidoscopic flash of lights and colors, then cleared again.
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It was a confusing and kaleidoscopic problem, this of money.
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He went slowly down the steps to the main corridor and joined the buzzing, kaleidoscopic crowd.
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Truly the kaleidoscopic first view of the Porte de lOrient fully justifies any rhapsodies.
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The ocean is an everchanging wonder of kaleidoscopic views and no eye ever wearies of its beauty.
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