multicolored

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US/ˈmʌltɪˌkʌlɚd/UK/ˈmʌltɪˌkʌləd/

adjective

Having multiple colors.

Similar
multicolormulticolourpolychromaticmultichromaticparticoloredparticolouredmultihuedpolyhued
Opposite
achromaticcolorlessdimHaving one color:monochrome
OriginEnglish colored ← Middle English multi- ← Latin multī →
Less commonScrabble 17
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Meanings

adjectivemulticolored (not comparable)

alternative multicoloured · alternative multi-colored · alternative multi-coloured

  1. USnot comparableHaving multiple colors.

    Synonyms: multicolor, multicolour, polychromatic, multichromatic, particolored, particoloured, multihued, polyhued

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveHaving multiple colors.

Similar
multicolormulticolourpolychromaticmultichromaticparticoloredparticolouredmultihuedpolyhuedaurora-colored (US) / aurora-colouredcolorful (US) / colourfulcolorificdiscolored [⇒ thesaurus] (USobsolete) / discolouredkaleidoscopicmany-colouredmotleymulticolor (US) / multicolourmulticolored (US) / multicolouredmulticolorousparticolored (US) / particoloured
Opposite
achromaticcolorlessdimHaving one color:monochromemonochromaticmonocolormonocolouredself-colouredunicolorunicolored

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivehaving sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly

Similar
motleycalicomulticolormulti-colormulticolourmulti-colourmulti-coloredmulticolouredmulti-colouredpaintedparticoloredparticolouredpiebaldpiedvaricoloredvaricolouredcoloredcolouredcolorful
Also see
aurora-coloredcalicocolorfulcolorificmotleymultichromaticmulticolormulticolorousmulti-colouredmultihuedpaintedparticolouredpiebaldpiedpolychromatepolychromaticpolychromedpolyhuedprismaticrainbow-coloredvaricoloredvariegated

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*moltos
  2. Latinmultus
  3. Latinmultī
  4. Middle Englishmulti-
  5. Englishmulti-
  6. Englishcolored
  7. Englishmulticolored

From multi- + colored.

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Translations

Ancient Greek ποικίλος, πολύχροος
  • ποικίλος (poikílos)having multiple colors
  • πολύχροος (polúkhroos)having multiple colors
  • πολύχρωμος (polúkhrōmos)having multiple colors
Bulgarian многоцветен
  • многоцветен (mnogocveten)having multiple colors
Chinese Mandarin 斑斕 /斑斓, 五顏六色 /五颜六色
  • 斑斕 /斑斓 (bānlán)having multiple colors
  • 五顏六色 /五颜六色 (wǔyánliùsè)having multiple colors
  • 多色 (duōsè)having multiple colors
  • 五彩 (wǔcǎi)having multiple colors
Danish flerfarvet
  • flerfarvethaving multiple colors
Dutch bont, bonte
  • bonthaving multiple colors
  • bontehaving multiple colors
  • veelkleurighaving multiple colors
  • veelkleurigehaving multiple colors
  • meerkleurighaving multiple colors
Esperanto multkolora, bunta
  • multkolorahaving multiple colors
  • buntahaving multiple colors
Finnish monivärinen
  • monivärinenhaving multiple colors
French multicolore
  • multicolorehaving multiple colors
German bunt, vielfarbig
  • bunthaving multiple colors
  • vielfarbighaving multiple colors
  • mehrfarbighaving multiple colors
Greek πολύχρωμος
  • πολύχρωμος (polýchromos)having multiple colors
Hebrew רַב־צִבְעִי
  • רַב־צִבְעִי (ráv-tsiv'í)having multiple colors
Hindi बहुरंगी
  • बहुरंगी (bahuraṅgī)having multiple colors
Hungarian tarka, sokszínű
  • tarkahaving multiple colors
  • sokszínűhaving multiple colors
Irish dathannach, ildathach
  • dathannachhaving multiple colors
  • ildathachhaving multiple colors
Italian multicolore
  • multicolorehaving multiple colors
Japanese 多色の, 多彩な
  • 多色の (tashoku no)having multiple colors
  • 多彩な (tasai na)having multiple colors
Latin multicolor
  • multicolorhaving multiple colors
Malay pancawarna
  • pancawarnahaving multiple colors
Māori kanorau
  • kanorauhaving multiple colors
Norwegian Bokmål flerfarget, flerfarga
  • flerfargethaving multiple colors
  • flerfargahaving multiple colors
Persian چند رنگ, رنگارنگ
  • چند رنگhaving multiple colors
  • رنگارنگhaving multiple colors
Polish różnobarwny, wielokolorowy
  • różnobarwnyhaving multiple colors
  • wielokolorowyhaving multiple colors
  • wielobarwnyhaving multiple colors
  • różnokolorowyhaving multiple colors
Portuguese multicor, multicolor
  • multicorhaving multiple colors
  • multicolorhaving multiple colors
  • multicoloridohaving multiple colors
Romanian multicolor
  • multicolorhaving multiple colors
Russian многоцве́тный, многокра́сочный
  • многоцве́тный (mnogocvétnyj)having multiple colors
  • многокра́сочный (mnogokrásočnyj)having multiple colors
  • разноцве́тный (raznocvétnyj)having multiple colors
  • пёстрый (pjóstryj)having multiple colors
Scottish Gaelic iol-ghnèitheach
  • iol-ghnèitheachhaving multiple colors
Spanish multicolor, variopinto
  • multicolorhaving multiple colors
  • variopintohaving multiple colors
Swedish flerfärgad, mångfärgad
  • flerfärgadhaving multiple colors
  • mångfärgadhaving multiple colors
Tagalog tulik
  • tulikhaving multiple colors
Turkish ala
  • alahaving multiple colors
Welsh amryliw
  • amryliwhaving multiple colors
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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