ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Colourful

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Colourful is an adjective meaning British standard spelling of colorful.

Meaning

British standard spelling of colorful.

Example Sentences

One of the most colourful people in motor racing, he writes in a colourful manner.
Hussain celebrated reaching his ton with a gesture towards the media centre, pointing to the number three on the back of his shirt and offering some colourful language.
And Netherlands, backed by a typically noisy and colourful travelling support, started the second period in blistering fashion and could have had four goals within 10 minutes
It was a colourful vase with red and white hoops on the lid, and red bands above and below the main frieze. These bands also carry a metope pattern in white of triple lines and blobs, which can just be distinguished on the photographs.

Synonyms for colourful

Depending on context, synonyms include bright, vivid, rich, brilliant, iridescent, deep.

Antonyms for colourful

Common opposites include colorless, colourless.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include colorful, iridescent, fluorescent, bright, brilliant, ablaze.

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