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   colourful

   /ˈkʌləf(ʊ)l/

   adjective

   • 1. having much or varied colour; bright: "a colourful array of fruit" Similar brightly colouredbright-coloureddeep-colouredbrilliantglowingradiantvividrichvibranteye-catchingflamboyantshowygaudyglaringgarishflashymulticolouredmulticolourmany-colouredmany-huedrainbowrainbow-likevaricolouredvariegatedharlequinmotleyprismaticpolychromaticpsychedelicinformal:jazzy(looking) like an explosion in a paint factoryOpposite colourless
   • 2. full of interest; lively and exciting: "a controversial and colourful character" Similar vividgraphiclivelyanimateddramaticstrikingarrestingpicturesqueinterestingstimulatingfascinatingscintillatingrichevocativedetailedhighly colouredOpposite colourless
   • ▪ involving variously disreputable activities: "the financier had had a colourful career"
   • ▪ (of language) vulgar or rude: "they have a reputation for colourful language"

   Derivatives

   • 1. colourfully adverb
   • 2. colourfulness noun

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   What does colorful mean?

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   What is the adjective for colourful?

   • colourful(Adjective) Possessing prominent and varied colours. colourful(Adjective) Interesting, multifaceted, energetic, distinctive. colourful(Adjective) Profane, obscene, offensive (usually in the phrase colourful language).

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   What does the figurative sense of colorful mean?

   • The figurative sense of colorful also often implies a variety of things, such as in the phrase a colorful cast of characters. If you describe a period in history as colorful, it means it involved a lot of interesting or unusual events.

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   What is a colourful character?

   • A colourful character is a person who behaves in an interesting and amusing way. A colourful character, he likes extravagant gestures. If someone has had a colourful past or a colourful career, they have been involved in exciting but often slightly shocking things. More details surfaced of her colourful past as the story developed.

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