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variegated
/ˈvɛəɹi.əˌɡeɪtɪd/
adjective · verb
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- 01
adjective
Having different colors or patterns on the same surface.
- 02
adjective
Extra detailVaried, heterogeneous, motley
Examples
I like plants with variegated leaves because solid colors are so boring.
Ziri has a variegated ivy.
At a glance
Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 2
- Citations
- 3
- Synonyms
- 5
Also pronounced
- /ˈvæɹ-/
- /ˈvɛəɹɪˌɡeɪtɪd/
Deep Dive
adjective
Extra meaningsVery colorful.
Streaked, spotted, or otherwise marked with a variety of color.
verb
Extra meaningsimple past and past participle of variegate
More examples
In contextFrom the heights a view was now and then obtained between the lofty pine and fir-trees of the valley below with its smiling fields and variegated woods of birch and alder trees, between which the river wound like a narrow silvery streak.
There I beheld the painter of the year diſplaying his variegated fancies on his leafy tablets, and, with the pencil of power dipped in the æthereal bow, writing the leſſons of wiſdom divine on the fair forehead of blooming Nature.
The challenge to heterosexuality requires that we claim, not deny, our queer character. It's sexual, it's variegated, sometimetimes its messy and, for better or worse, it's ours.
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Origin
adjective
From variegate + -ed.