colorful

== English == === Alternative forms === colourful (Commonwealth) === Etymology === From color +‎ -ful. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkʌl.ə.fl̩/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkʌl.əɹ.fl̩/ (South Asia) IPA(key): /ˈkə.lə.fʊl/, /kəˈlɜʳ.fʊl/, [kɐ.lɜ(ː)(ɾ).fʊl] === Adjective === colorful (comparative more colorful, superlative most colorful) (American spelling) Possessing prominent and varied colors. Interesting, multifaceted, energetic, distinctive. (euphemistic) Profane, obscene, offensive (usually in the phrase colourful language). ==== Synonyms ==== (possessing prominent and varied colors): motley, multicolored, polychromatic; see also Thesaurus:multicolored ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ====