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colorful
adjective
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Divide colorful into syllables:

col · or · ful

How to pronounce colorful:

Definition of colorful:

colorful (adjective):
having striking color.
having striking colors

Synonyms for colorful:

ablaze
bright
brilliant
changeable
chatoyant
chromatic
color
colored
colour
colourful
deep
dotted
fluorescent
iridescent
kaleidoscopic
motley
multicolored
multihued
polychromatic
polychrome
prismatic
psychedelic
rainbow
rich
shot
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Antonyms for colorful:

achromatic
achromic
anaemic
anemic
ashen
ashy
blanched
bleached
boring
colorless
colourless
drab
dreary
dull
faded
flat
hideous
homochromatic
lifeless
like
monochromatic
monochrome
monochromic
monotone
monotonous
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