Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

coloury

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: coloury
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having plenty of colour; colorful.

Example Sentences

"If this is so, you will notice that the solidly painted square without darker coloured edge, is the least coloury of them all; and that the glazed square is the most vivid in colour."

Etymology

From colour + -y.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: colour

Inflected Forms

more coloury (comparative) most coloury (superlative)

Questions

What does coloury mean?: Having plenty of colour; colorful.
Where does coloury come from?: From colour + -y.

How to pronounce coloury

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