colourful
/ˈkʌləfl/adjective
उच्चारण कलफ़ल
रंग-बिरंगा, रंगीन
Basic word
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full of bright colours or having a lot of different colours
रंग-बिरंगा, रंगीन
- colourful saris at the Holi festival
- The market was full of colourful umbrellas and bright cloth.
- Priya wore a colourful dupatta to the wedding.
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- Children's books usually have colourful pictures on every page.
Synonyms bright vivid vibrant multicoloured gaudy
Opposite colourless dull drab pale
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interesting or exciting; full of variety, sometimes in a way that is slightly shocking
रोचक, जीवंत
- a colourful character
- a colourful past
- Our teacher was a colourful character who loved telling stories.
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- The politician led a colourful life before settling in Delhi.
- The book gives a colourful account of life in old Lucknow.
Synonyms interesting lively exciting vivid flamboyant
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
colourful + noun
Use colourful before a noun to say it has many bright colours.
Noun से पहले 'colourful' का अर्थ है कि उसमें कई चमकीले रंग हैं।
- The bride wore a colourful lehenga.
- A colourful kite floated above the terrace.
be colourful (after a linking verb)
After be, look or seem, colourful describes a scene or object, and it can take adverbs of degree.
Be, look या seem के बाद 'colourful' किसी दृश्य या वस्तु का वर्णन करता है, और उसके साथ degree के adverb आ सकते हैं।
- The market looks very colourful during Diwali.
- The parade was extremely colourful.
colourful (about people and language)
A colourful person or a colourful story is lively, unusual and exciting; with language it can also mean rude.
रोचक, असामान्य और जीवंत व्यक्ति या कहानी को 'colourful' कहते हैं; भाषा के साथ इसका अर्थ असभ्य भी हो सकता है।
- The old sailor was a colourful character.
- The coach used some colourful language after the loss.
more colourful / most colourful
Colourful forms its comparative and superlative with more and most, not -er and -est.
'Colourful' का comparative और superlative more और most से बनता है, -er और -est से नहीं।
- This is the most colourful festival of the year.
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adjective/adverb + colourful
verywonderfullybrightlyincrediblyequally
- The streets were wonderfully colourful.
colourful + noun (things)
costumeposterdisplayfabricumbrella
- The tailor showed us a colourful fabric.
colourful + noun (people and events)
charactercareerhistorypastlife
- The leader had a colourful past.
verb + colourful
lookseembecomeremainturn
- The valley turns colourful in spring.
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- The village fair was loud, crowded and colourful.
गाँव का मेला शोरगुल भरा, भीड़ वाला और रंगीन था।
- Radhika's colourful rangoli won the first prize at school.
राधिका की रंग-बिरंगी रंगोली ने विद्यालय में प्रथम पुरस्कार जीता।
- The newspaper gave a colourful account of the cricket final.
समाचार-पत्र ने क्रिकेट फ़ाइनल का रोचक वर्णन दिया।
- He led a colourful life as a travelling photographer.
उसने घुमक्कड़ फ़ोटोग्राफ़र के रूप में रंगीन जीवन जिया।
- A colourful chart makes revision easier for many students.
रंगीन चार्ट से अनेक विद्यार्थियों के लिए दोहराना आसान हो जाता है।
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✗ This is the colourfullest festival of the year.
✓ This is the most colourful festival of the year.
Long adjectives form the superlative with most, not -est.
लंबे adjective का superlative most से बनता है, -est से नहीं।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Colourful, vivid and bright are close in meaning, but colourful speaks of many colours at once.
Colourful, vivid और bright के अर्थ पास हैं, पर 'colourful' में एक साथ कई रंगों का भाव है।
Having many bright colours, or full of interest.
कई चमकीले रंगों वाला, या रोचकता से भरा हुआ।
- The colourful parade passed through the town.
Very strong and clear in colour or in the picture it creates in the mind.
रंग या मन में बनने वाले चित्र में बहुत तीव्र और स्पष्ट।
- She gave a vivid description of the flood.
Giving out or reflecting much light, or strong in colour.
बहुत प्रकाश देने या लौटाने वाला, या गहरे रंग वाला।
- She wore a bright yellow scarf.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
col·our·ful
?Which word?
Keep the bright words together: colourful, vivid, vibrant, gaudy (too bright, tasteless), garish (unpleasantly bright).
चमकीले शब्द साथ याद रखिए: colourful, vivid, vibrant, gaudy (बहुत भड़कीला, बेरुचि), garish (अप्रिय रूप से चमकीला)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
A colourful personality, colourful language (rude words).
Collocations: a colourful personality, colourful language (अभद्र शब्द)।