kaleidoscope
noun
ka·lei·do·scope
kə-ˈlī-də-ˌskōp 
1
: an instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns
2
: something resembling a kaleidoscope: such as
a
: a variegated changing pattern or scene
a kaleidoscope of colors
b
: a succession of changing phases or actions
a kaleidoscope of changing fashions
c
: a diverse collection
Examples of kaleidoscope in a Sentence
The landscape was a kaleidoscope of changing colors.
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The kaleidoscope of color followed us to the restaurant, where there was a scotch bonnet on top of my margarita and green tobiko atop an amuse-bouche of local lobster.
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Elspeth Velten, Travel + Leisure, 10 Apr. 2025
The kaleidoscope of colors symbolize different things in the Hindu culture.
—Dominick Williams, Kansas City Star, 7 Apr. 2025
Instead, a kaleidoscope of creations have emerged from her hands over more than three decades.
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The design creates a kaleidoscope effect that recalls the Saint-Tropez of Bardot’s era.
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Elspeth Velten, Travel + Leisure, 10 Apr. 2025
The kaleidoscope of colors symbolize different things in the Hindu culture.
—Dominick Williams, Kansas City Star, 7 Apr. 2025
Instead, a kaleidoscope of creations have emerged from her hands over more than three decades.
—Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 2 Apr. 2025
The design creates a kaleidoscope effect that recalls the Saint-Tropez of Bardot’s era.
—Anthony Demarco, Forbes.com, 1 Apr. 2025
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“Kaleidoscope.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kaleidoscope. Accessed 17 Apr. 2025.
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kaleidoscope
noun
ka·lei·do·scope
kə-ˈlīd-ə-ˌskōp
1
: a tube containing loose bits of colored glass or plastic and two mirrors at one end that shows many different patterns as it is turned
2
: a changing pattern or scene
3
: a diverse collection
a kaleidoscope of subjects
Etymology
from Greek kalos "beautiful" and Greek eidos "form, shape" and English -scope
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