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Pronunciation / Transliteration: rangeen
"यह बाज़ार बहुत रंगीन और जीवंत है।"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Having much or varied color; bright and vivid.
"The garden was filled with a stunning variety of colorful flowers." - 2
Full of interest, striking, or lively; distinctive and vivid.
"He shared many colorful stories from his years traveling around the world."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English, combining 'color' (from Old French 'color', ultimately from Latin 'color') and the suffix '-ful' (from Old English '-full', meaning 'full of'). The term emerged in the late 16th century to describe objects displaying vibrant hues, later expanding figuratively in the 19th century to describe lively, picturesque, or eccentric people and events.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Colorful" is said worldwide
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coloré
Transliteration: /kɔ.le/
"Les rues étaient animées par des marchés colorés."
farbenfroh
Transliteration: /ˈfaʁbn̩ˌfʁoː/
"Sie trug ein farbenfrohes Kleid zur Party."
colorato
Transliteration: /koloˈrato/
"Il pappagallo ha piume molto colorate."
vistoso
Transliteration: /bisˈtoso/
"El festival tradicional ofrece un espectáculo muy vistoso."
colorido
Transliteration: /kuluˈridu/
"As crianças desenharam um arco-íris colorido."
रंगीन
Transliteration: rangeen
"यह बाज़ार बहुत रंगीन और जीवंत है।"
五颜六色
Transliteration: wǔ yán liù sè
"天空中放出了五颜六色的烟花。"
다채로운
Transliteration: dachaeroun
"그화가는 다채로운 색상을 사용하여 그림을 그렸다."
カラフル
Transliteration: karafuru
"彼女はカラフルなスカーフを巻いていた。"
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