polychrome

poly·chrome

adjective \ˈpä-lē-ˌkrōm\

Definition of POLYCHROME

: relating to, made with, or decorated in several colors <polychrome pottery>

— polychrome transitive verb

— poly·chro·my \-ˌkrō-mē\ noun

Examples of POLYCHROME

1. <polychrome pottery featuring designs from the American Southwest>

Origin of POLYCHROME

Greek polychrōmos, from poly- + chrōma

First Known Use: 1837

Related to POLYCHROME

Synonyms

chromatic, colored, kaleidoscopic, motley, multicolored, multihued, polychromatic, colorful, 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

Rhymes with POLYCHROME

aerodrome, astrodome, catacomb, chromosome, close to home, currycomb, double-dome, Down syndrome, foster home, funeral home, gastronome, harvest home, hecatomb, hippodrome, honeycomb, loxodrome, meadowfoam, metronome, mobile home, monochrome, motor home, nursing home, onion dome, palindrome, plastic foam, pleasure dome, ribosome, semidome, soldiers' home, stay-at-home, Styrofoam, velodrome