Colorful vs Multihued - What's the difference?
colorful | multihued |
Possessing]] prominent and varied [[colour, colors.
* 1895 , The Annual of the British School at Athens
Interesting, multifaceted, energetic, distinctive.
* {{quote-book, year=1895, author=H. Walter Staner and Henry Sturmey, title=The Autocar,
passage=One of the most colourful' people in motor racing, he writes in a ' colourful manner.}}
(euphemistic) Profane, obscene, offensive (usually in the phrase colourful language ).
* 2002 ,
Having multiple hues; colorful
*{{quote-news, year=2007, date=January 27, author=Dennis Hevesi, title=Carlos Lezama, 83, Dies; Shaped West Indian Parade, work=New York Times
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As adjectives the difference between colorful and multihued
is that colorful is possessing]] prominent and varied [[colour|colors while multihued is having multiple hues; colorful.colorful
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* colourful (Commonwealth English)Adjective
(-)- It was a colourful vase with red and white hoops on the lid, and red bands above and below the main frieze. These bands also carry a metope pattern in white of triple lines and blobs, which can just be distinguished on the photographs.
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- Hussain celebrated reaching his ton with a gesture towards the media centre, pointing to the number three on the back of his shirt and offering some colourful language.
multihued
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