colourful
adjectiveHow many syllables in colourful?
There are 3 syllables in the word colourful.How to pronounce colourful:
Definition of colourful:
- colourful (adjective):
- adjective. having striking color.
- with bright or richly varied colours
Synonyms for colourful:
ablaze
bright
brilliant
changeable
chatoyant
chromatic
color
colored
colorful
colour
day-glo
deep
dotted
fluorescent
intense
iridescent
jazzy
kaleidoscopic
motley
multicolored
multicoloured
multihued
polychromatic
polychrome
prismatic
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Antonyms for colourful:
achromatic
ashen
ashy
bland
bleak
cold
colorless
colourless
cool
dark
delicate
dim
dingy
discolored
discoloured
drab
dreary
drudging
dry
dull
dulled
dusty
faded
faint
flat
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