Colourful Meaning
/ˈkʌlərfəl/Definition, CEFR level A2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjBritish standard spelling of colorful.
Sentence Examples
I don't like this quiet necktie. Please show me a more colourful one.
Am I to contribute either colourful and interesting sentences or those that illustrate basic syntax?
Brighten up your room with some colourful cushion covers.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ parrot displayed a stunning mix of red, yellow, and blue feathers.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The festival was vibrant, featuring many ____ costumes.
Word Origin & History
From colour + -ful.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"It was a colourful vase with red and white hoops on the lid, and red bands above and below the main frieze. These bands also carry a metope pattern in white of triple lines and blobs, which can just be distinguished on the photographs."
— 1895, The Annual of the British School at Athens:
"One of the most colourful people in motor racing, he writes in a colourful manner."
— 1895, H. Walter Staner, Henry Sturmey, The Autocar:
"Hussain celebrated reaching his ton with a gesture towards the media centre, pointing to the number three on the back of his shirt and offering some colourful language."
— 2002 July 14, “Did Hussain go too far?”, in BBC Sport, archived from the original on 28 Feb 2019:
"And Netherlands, backed by a typically noisy and colourful travelling support, started the second period in blistering fashion and could have had four goals within 10 minutes"
— 2012 June 9, Owen Phillips, “Euro 2012: Netherlands 0-1 Denmark”, in BBC Sport, archived from the original on 15 Feb 2022:
"In the factory, a colourful woodland of knitted trees points towards a collection of bookends commissioned from Scottish designers and inspired by the globetrotting travels in 1894 of Dundee Courier journalists Marie Imandt and Bessie Maxwell."
— 2024 September 21, Eve Livingston, “‘Students want to stay here now rather than disappear to London’: how design transformed the city of Dundee”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 14 Jan 2025:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ parrot displayed a stunning mix of red, yellow, and blue feathers.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The festival was vibrant, featuring many ____ costumes.