Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

polychromed

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.12 in modern English

Syllables: poly-chromed
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Strikingly multicolored, as if by polychromy.

Example Sentences

"He designed several remarkable buildings in and around Vienna, like the factory for the Zacherl family’s insecticide business, a striking polychromed brick building with pointed arches, minarets and a dome, explicitly Islamic in style."

Etymology

Past participle of polychrome (verb).

Synonyms

motley multicolored polychromatic

Questions

What does polychromed mean?: Strikingly multicolored, as if by polychromy.
Where does polychromed come from?: Past participle of polychrome (verb).

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