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adjective
Date: 1665
having various colors ; variegated <a varicolored butterfly>; also of various colors
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
varicolored
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varicolored — 1660s, from L. varius (see VARY (Cf. vary)) + English COLORED (Cf. colored) … Etymology dictionary
varicolored — [ver′ə kul΄ərd, var′ə kul΄ərd] adj. [< L varius, varied + COLORED] of several or many colors … English World dictionary
varicolored — /vair i kul euhrd/, adj. having various colors; variegated; motley: a varicolored print. [1655 65; VARI(OUS) + COLORED] * * * … Universalium
varicolored — adjective Having a variety of colors; variegated or motley … Wiktionary
varicolored — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. variegated, motley (see variegation). II (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Having many different colors: motley, multicolor, multicolored, polychromatic, polychrome, polychromic, polychromous,… … English dictionary for students
varicolored — var·i·col·ored || verɪkÊŒlÉ™(r)d / veÉ™r adj. multi colored, diverse in color … English contemporary dictionary
varicolored — vari·colored … English syllables
varicolored — var•i•col•ored [[t]ˈvɛər ɪˌkʌl ərd[/t]] adj. having various colors • Etymology: 1655–65; < L vari(us) various+colored … From formal English to slang
varicolored — adjective 1. having a variety of colors • Syn: ↑varicoloured, ↑variegated • Similar to: ↑varied 2. having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly a jester dressed in motley the painted desert … Useful english dictionary
motley multicolor culticolour multicolored multicoloured painted particolored particoloured piebald pied varicolored varicoloured — colorful colorful adj. 1. having striking color. Opposite of {colorless}. Note: [Narrower terms: {changeable, chatoyant, iridescent, shot}; {deep, rich}; {flaming}; {fluorescent, glowing}; {prismatic}; {psychedelic}; {red, ruddy, flushed,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
