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multicolored

/ˈmʌltɪˌkʌlɚd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.61 in modern English

Syllables
mul-ti-col-ored
IPA
/ˈmʌltɪˌkʌlɚd/
17
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having multiple colors.

American usage

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *moltos Latin multus Latin multīder. Middle English multi- English multi- English colored English multicolored From multi- + colored.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈmʌltɪˌkʌlɚd/
  • British English: /ˈmʌltɪˌkʌləd/

Usage

Inflected Forms

multicoloured (alternative) multi-colored (alternative) multi-coloured (alternative)

Phrases

tie-dye unicorn vomit

Frequently Paired Words

loud tie-dye unicorn vomit gaudy

Synonyms

multicolor multicolour polychromatic multichromatic particolored particoloured multihued polyhued aurora-colored (US) / aurora-coloured colorful (US) / colourful colorific discolored [⇒ thesaurus] (US

Antonyms

achromatic colorless dim Having one color: monochrome monochromatic monocolor monocoloured self-coloured unicolor unicolored

Rhymes With

colored coloured discolored

Questions

How do you pronounce multicolored?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmʌltɪˌkʌlɚd/.
What does multicolored mean?
Having multiple colors.
Where does multicolored come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *moltos Latin multus Latin multīder. Middle English multi- English multi- English colored English multicolored From multi- + colored.

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