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VARICOLOURED

Dictionary entry overview: What does varicoloured mean?

• VARICOLOURED (adjective)
The adjective VARICOLOURED has 2 senses:

1. having a variety of colors
2. having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly

Familiarity information: VARICOLOURED used as an adjective is rare.

Dictionary entry details

• VARICOLOURED (adjective)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Having a variety of colors

Synonyms:

varicolored; varicoloured; variegated

Similar:

varied (characterized by variety)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

Having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly

Synonyms:

multicolour; particoloured; multicoloured; piebald; multicolored; multicolor; multi-coloured; multi-colour; multi-colored; multi-color; pied; particolored; varicoloured; calico; motley; varicolored; painted

Context examples:

a jester dressed in motley / the painted desert / a particolored dress / a piebald horse / pied daisies

Similar:

colored; colorful; coloured (having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination)

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