multicolored

adjective

mul·​ti·​col·​ored ˌməl-tē-ˈkə-lərd How to pronounce multicolored (audio)
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: having more than two colors : multicolor sense 1
With a single stroke the octopus glommed onto a multicolored rock and immediately assumed that rock's coloring—shades of reds, browns and yellows.E. M. Swift

Examples of multicolored in a Sentence

displays of multicolored pottery from her native Mexico
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Her signature style is unusually androgynous for India: a man’s Nehru-style jacket and tunic, with a multicolored turban wrapped around her head. Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2025 On another wall is Catlett’s lithograph Angela Libre, 1972, a multicolored portrait of Davis in which her face is repeated six times. Leilah Babirye, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2025 And, of course, both the substantial multicolored chain and pendant are made from nearly three kilograms of gold encrusted with over 250 carats of flawless diamonds, Hypebeast reported. Martin Lerma, Robb Report, 31 Dec. 2024 This annual festival wows with a sky full of multicolored and creative high-flying kites. AFAR Media, 17 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for multicolored 

Word History

First Known Use

1837, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of multicolored was in 1837

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“Multicolored.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/multicolored. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.

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multicolored

adjective
mul·​ti·​col·​ored
ˌməl-ti-ˈkəl-ərd
: having, made up of, or including many colors

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