multihued

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adjective

Having multiple hues; colorful

Similar
motleymulticoloredpolychromatic
OriginEnglish hued ← Middle English multi- ← Latin multī →
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Meanings

adjectivemultihued (comparative more multihued, superlative most multihued)

comparative more multihued · superlative most multihued

  1. Having multiple hues; colorful

    […] marchers — if you could call them that — pranced in grass skirts, leopard-skin warrior costumes and the multihued wings of butterflies.

    2007 January 27, Dennis Hevesi, “Carlos Lezama, 83, Dies; Shaped West Indian Parade”, in New York Times

    Synonyms: motley, multicolored, polychromatic

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveHaving multiple hues; colorful

Similar
motleymulticoloredpolychromatic
Also see
discoloredmotleymulticolormulticoloredparticolouredrainbowvaricoloredvariegated

Origin

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

From multi- + hued.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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