polychromatic

poly·chro·mat·ic

adj \-krō-ˈma-tik\

Definition of POLYCHROMATIC

1

: showing a variety or a change of colors : multicolored

2

: being or relating to radiation that is composed of more than one wavelength

Origin of POLYCHROMATIC

Greek polychrōmatos, from poly- + chrōmat-, chrōma color — more at chromatic

First Known Use: circa 1841

Related to POLYCHROMATIC

Synonyms: chromatic, colored, kaleidoscopic, motley, multicolored, multihued, colorful, polychrome, prismatic, rainbow, varicolored, varied, variegated, various

Antonyms: colorless; monochromatic, monochromic, monotone, self-colored, solid

Related Words: iridescent, opalescent; brave, bright, brilliant, gay, vibrant; flashy, garish, gaudy, loud, showy, splashy; checkered, dotted, patterned, plaid, plaided, striped; dappled (also dapple), marbled, mottled, parti-color (or parti-colored), piebald, pied, pinto; flecked, specked, speckled, spotted; banded, barred, brindled (or brindle), streaked, striated; bichrome, bicolored (or bicolor), dichromatic, trichromatic, tricolor (or tricolored), two-tone, two-toned

Near Antonyms: achromatic; bleached, decolorized, faded, washed-out; dull, faint, gray (also grey), neutral, pale, pallid, unbrilliant

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