"colourful" meaning in English

See colourful in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-colourful.wav [US] Forms: more colourful [comparative], most colourful [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} colourful (comparative more colourful, superlative most colourful)
  1. British standard spelling of colorful.
    Sense id: en-colourful-en-adj-2pbflOC~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Alternative forms

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