Colorful vs Various - What's the difference?
colorful | various |
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 ,
More than one (of an indeterminate set of things).
Having a broad range (of different elements).
As adjectives the difference between colorful and various
is that colorful is possessing]] prominent and varied [[colour|colors while various is having a broad range (of different elements).As a determiner various is
more than one (of an indeterminate set of things).colorful
English
Alternative forms
* 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.
various
English
Determiner
(en determiner)- Various books have been taken.
- There are various ways to fix the problem.
- You have broken various of the rules.
Adjective
(-)- The reasons are various .
