colorful

Definition

Possessing prominent and varied colors.

Etymology

From color + -ful.

Example Sentences

• "It was a colourful vase with red and white hoops on the lid, and red bands above and below the main frieze. These bands also carry a metope pattern in white of triple lines and blobs, which can just be distinguished on the photographs."
• "[Sen. John Curtis] gives colorful socks to other lawmakers on their birthdays."
• "One of the most colourful people in motor racing, he writes in a colourful manner."