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

But as the day went on and she traded a leather Fendi trench coat for a multicolored Loewe one, Barnett’s eyes started to light up differently.

From Los Angeles Times

Ask whether they might be overlooking pertinent facts, and whether their worldview might be a bit too black-and-white for a multicolored world.

From Salon

On a kitchen cabinet door, Merritt pinned a multicolored turkey her 3-year-old grandson crafted out of a brown paper bag at Thanksgiving.

From Los Angeles Times

It’s quite remarkable what can be achieved with some jewel-tone chunks of clear and multicolored plastic, a couple of high-intensity lamps, a few motors and shiny bits of metal.

From Los Angeles Times

They gave “Feed the Planet” many beautiful, and conveniently achieved, landscapes: velvet hillsides of almonds in California, paint palettes of multicolored salt ponds in Senegal.

From New York Times

Related Words

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• mottled