multicolor

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/ˌmʌltɪˈkʌlə/

adjective

Having, resembling, or pertaining to many colors.

“a stamp printed in multicolor”

Similar
motleymulticoloredpolychromaticaurora-colored (US) / aurora-colouredcolorful (US) / colourfulcolorificdiscolored [⇒ thesaurus] (USobsolete) / discoloured
OriginLatin multicolor →
Less commonScrabble 14
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Meanings

adjectivemulticolor (not comparable)

alternative UK multicolour

  1. USnot comparableHaving, resembling, or pertaining to many colors.

    Synonyms: motley, multicolored, polychromatic, aurora-colored (US) / aurora-coloured, colorful (US) / colourful, colorific, discolored [⇒ thesaurus] (US, obsolete) / discoloured

nounmulticolor (uncountable)

alternative UK multicolour

  1. USuncountableA display of many colors.

    a stamp printed in multicolor

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveHaving, resembling, or pertaining to many colors.

Similar
motleymulticoloredpolychromaticaurora-colored (US) / aurora-colouredcolorful (US) / colourfulcolorificdiscolored [⇒ thesaurus] (USobsolete) / discolouredkaleidoscopicmany-colouredmotleymultichromaticmulticolor (US) / multicolourmulticolored (US) / multicolouredmulticolorousmultihuedparticolored (US) / particolouredpolychromatepolychromaticpolychromed

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivehaving sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly

Similar
motleycalicomulti-colormulticolourmulti-colourmulticoloredmulti-coloredmulticolouredmulti-colouredpaintedparticoloredparticolouredpiebaldpiedvaricoloredvaricolouredcoloredcolouredcolorful
Also see
calicomotleymulticoloredmulti-colouredpaintedparticolouredpiebaldpiedpolychromevaricolored

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinmulticolor
  2. Englishmulticolor

Borrowed from Latin multicolor, equivalent to multi- + color; see below.

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Cite this entry
APA

multicolor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multicolor

MLA

“multicolor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multicolor. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “multicolor,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multicolor.

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