Antonyms for colorful


Grammar : Adj
Spell : kuhl-er-fuhl
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkʌl ər fəl


Definition of colorful

Origin :
  • 1889, in figurative sense of "interesting," from color (n.) + -ful. Related: Colorfully.
  • adj brilliant, intensely hued
  • adj full of life, interesting
Example sentences :
  • A colorful romance of the pioneer West before the Civil War.
  • Extract from : « Polly of Lady Gay Cottage » by Emma C. Dowd
  • It was faded, now, but it had once been bright and colorful.
  • Extract from : « Out Like a Light » by Gordon Randall Garrett
  • Mr. Ziegfeld never produced so fantastic and colorful a spectacle.
  • Extract from : « Where the Strange Trails Go Down » by E. Alexander Powell
  • She had never, it seemed to her, seen so pure yet colorful a sky.
  • Extract from : « The Squirrel-Cage » by Dorothy Canfield
  • Here we find the woman decorating herself in the colorful garb.
  • Extract from : « Women As Sex Vendors » by R. B. Tobias
  • Such is the strange, magnificent and colorful structure of the land.
  • Extract from : « Zion National Park » by Various
  • He thinks in metaphors and pictures, vivid, fantastic, and colorful.
  • Extract from : « Six Major Prophets » by Edwin Emery Slosson
  • The hillside above the cut was colorful and spotted with moving objects.
  • Extract from : « The U.P. Trail » by Zane Grey
  • The costumes are colorful and elaborate, and testify to the embroidering skill of the girls.
  • Extract from : « North Dakota » by Various
  • They had never seen it, and his colorful narrative fascinated.
  • Extract from : « Mountain » by Clement Wood

Synonyms for colorful

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