"colorific" meaning in All languages combined

See colorific on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Forms: more colorific [comparative], most colorific [superlative]
Etymology: From French colorifique or New Latin colorificus, from color + -i- + -ficus. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|colorifique}} French colorifique, {{bor|en|NL.|colorificus}} New Latin colorificus Head templates: {{en-adj}} colorific (comparative more colorific, superlative most colorific)
  1. (obsolete, chemistry) That produces coloured precipitates Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): Chemistry
    Sense id: en-colorific-en-adj-UroAcZkP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ific, Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 52 3 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ific: 43 48 9 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 42 51 7 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  2. colourful
    Sense id: en-colorific-en-adj--Oc52kaD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ific, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 52 3 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ific: 43 48 9 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 42 51 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 34 62 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 39 58 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 39 54 7
  3. (figurative) flowery; ornate Tags: figuratively Synonyms (ornate): embellished, flashy, florid, showy Translations (flowery; ornate): цветист (cvetist) (Bulgarian)
    Sense id: en-colorific-en-adj-GjBJiprQ Disambiguation of 'ornate': 4 1 95 Disambiguation of 'flowery; ornate': 1 0 98
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: motley (alt: colourful), multicolored, polychromatic, colourific

Alternative forms

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