variegated

variegated

adj

Definition of VARIEGATED

1

: having discrete markings of different colors <variegated leaves>

2

: varied 1

Examples of VARIEGATED

1. <the variegated costumes of the dancers in the nightclub>
2. <a variety of variegated tulip that is highly prized by gardeners>

First Known Use of VARIEGATED

1661

Related to VARIEGATED

Synonyms: chromatic, colored, kaleidoscopic, motley, multicolored, multihued, polychromatic, polychrome, prismatic, rainbow, varicolored, varied, colorful, 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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Other Color Terms

argentine, cerise, cerulean, cyan, ocher, perse, puce, taupe, vermilion

Rhymes with VARIEGATED

addlepated, animated, antiquated, caffeinated, calculated, castellated, complicated, corrugated, crenellated, dedicated, educated, elevated, hyphenated, integrated, laminated, liberated, mentholated, perforated, pileated, pixilated, saturated, simulated, syncopated, tessellated, unabated, uncreated, understated