Synonyms for varicolored
- adjective
- American English
Most common
painted multi-colored multi-coloured motley variegated particolour
All synonyms
Adjective
1. Motley
motley, multi-colored, multicolored US, multicoloured UK, painted, multi-coloured, parti-colored, particolored US, particoloured UK, prismatic, multicolor US, multicolour UK, kaleidoscopic, polychromatic, pied, calico, piebald, polychrome
Other
Definitions
- adj. 1
Having a variety of colors.
Near-synonyms: motley, multicolor, multicoloured, particoloured, particolour; see also Thesaurus:multicolored
Related words
- Other spellings
- varicoloured UK
Example sentences
- painted What is that building whose door is painted white?
- motley A motley crew of educators and students gathered at the seminar.
- variegated Ziri has many variegated varieties of ivy.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| varicolored | falling | |
| painted | steady | |
| motley | rising | |
| variegated | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- pied1
- 6 letters
- motley2, calico3
- 7 letters
- painted2, piebald2
- 9 letters
- prismatic3
- 10 letters
- variegated4, multicolor4, polychrome3
- 11 letters
- multicolour, particolour
- 12 letters
- multicolored4, particolored
- 13 letters
- kaleidoscopic, multicoloured, polychromatic, particoloured
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (motley2 = 2 syllables).