colorific

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/ˌkʌl.əˈɹɪf.ɪk/

adjective

That produces colored precipitates

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Meanings

adjectivecolorific (comparative more colorific, superlative most colorific)

comparative more colorific · superlative most colorific · alternative colourific

  1. obsoletechemistryThat produces colored precipitates
  2. colorful

    It's a magical place filled with luscious tropical greens, colorific rare flowers, and talkative birds with personalities—all underneath a futuristic dome sky.

    2015 December 23, Debra Zhou, “Enchanted Nights at Bloedel Conservatory”, in Georgia Straight
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    The man, meanwhile, measures his full blackness against the night sky in a colorific conundrum that involves the painterly exploration of the darkest shades of the spectrum.

    2018 October 6, Waldemar Januszczak, “Art review: Kerry James Marshall, David Zwirner; Mantegna and Bellini, National Gallery”, in The Times

    Synonyms: motley

  3. figurativelyflowery; ornate

    Synonyms: embellished, flashy, florid, showy

nouncolorific (plural colorifics)

plural colorifics · alternative colourific

  1. obsoletechemistryAny substance that produces coloured precipitates.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivecolorful

Similar

adjectiveflowery; ornate

Origin

  1. New Latincolorificus
  2. Frenchcolorifique
  3. Englishcolorific

From French colorifique or New Latin colorificus, from color + -i- + -ficus.

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Translations

Bulgarian цветист
  • цветист (cvetist)flowery; ornate

Rhymes & wordplay

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APA

colorific. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/colorific

MLA

“colorific.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/colorific. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “colorific,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/colorific.

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