multicolor
Having, resembling, or pertaining to many colorsHaving, resembling, or pertaining to many colors.
/ˌmʌltɪˈkʌlə/
» The opposite of monochrome is multicolor.
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1 senses(US, not comparable)Having, resembling, or pertaining to many colors.
More definitions
- having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly
Examples
2 sentencesThe opposite of monochrome is multicolor.
The musical number "Joseph's Coat" lists the many colors of the multicolor coat Jacob gives to his son in the play.
Origin
Borrowed from Latin multicolor, equivalent to multi- + color; see below.Borrowed from Latin multicolor, equivalent to multi- + color; see below.
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Synonyms
38 synonymsmotleyC1rainbowB2multicoloredpolychromaticcolorifickaleidoscopicmany-colouredmultichromaticmulticolorousmultihuedpolychromatepolychromedpolyhuedprismatic
Close in meaning
- having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly:motleycalicomulti-colormulticolourmulti-colourmulticoloredmulti-coloredmulticoloured
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.