"colorific" meaning in English

See colorific in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˌkʌl.əˈɹɪf.ɪk/ Forms: more colorific [comparative], most colorific [superlative], colourific [alternative]
Rhymes: -ɪfɪk 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 colored precipitates Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-colorific-en-adj-VKxsoqZo Categories (other): Chemistry, 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: 49 5 4 42 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ific: 40 10 10 40 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 45 5 10 40 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 47 3 6 43 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 51 2 3 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 42 9 9 41 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  2. colorful Synonyms (colorful): motley
    Sense id: en-colorific-en-adj-IgQM3ld4 Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ific Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ific: 40 10 10 40 Disambiguation of 'colorful': 2 96 1
  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': 3 1 95 Disambiguation of 'flowery; ornate': 1 1 98
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: multicolored, polychromatic

Noun

IPA: /ˌkʌl.əˈɹɪf.ɪk/ Forms: colorifics [plural], colourific [alternative]
Rhymes: -ɪfɪk 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-noun}} colorific (plural colorifics)
  1. (obsolete, chemistry) Any substance that produces coloured precipitates. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-colorific-en-noun-egpucDJ1 Categories (other): Chemistry, 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: 49 5 4 42 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ific: 40 10 10 40 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 45 5 10 40 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 47 3 6 43 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 51 2 3 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 42 9 9 41 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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