parti-color

adjective

variants or parti-colored
Definition of parti-colornext
as in striped

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Recent Examples of parti-color Nilsson’s version shares little with its source beyond Adam and Eve themselves, here recast as doughy, beigy silhouettes striking poses amid an almost psychedelic soup of parti-color fronds, blobs, and amoebas. — Jeremy Lybarger, Artforum, 2 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for parti-color
  1. striped
  2. pinto
  3. mottled
  4. marbled
  5. dappled
  6. plaid
  7. speckled
  8. patterned
Adjective
  • The beaches shimmer in charcoal tones, while sunburnt locals and tourists alike sip espresso beneath striped umbrellas.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The pair of striped skunks, born in the spring, arrived at the aviary in Pittsburgh over the summer.
    — Finch Walker, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of striped
Adjective
  • Drain and rinse the pinto, cannellini, kidney and black beans.
    — The Know, Denver Post, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Spice up your Super Bowl party with these pinto beans, garnished with savory bacon and spicy poblano peppers.
    — Christopher Michel, Country Living, 2 Feb. 2023
Definition of pinto
Adjective
  • Both vessels were streaked with rust and showed mottled paint along the waterlines.
    — USA Today, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The first, inspired by vintage luxury, is a mottled gold frame with bead wood.
    — Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of mottled
Adjective
  • Lastly, the sneaker’s marbled outsole has been given a glow-in-the-dark treatment — a longtime staple of Nike’s Halloween sneakers.
    — Riley Jones, Footwear News, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The marbled jean features wild horses surrounded by watercolor wind, rendered beautifully across a trouser-like fit that's cut close to the hips before flowing outward from the body to the floor.
    — Kelsey Legg, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of marbled
Adjective
  • Trees blow in the breeze, birds chirp, and the dappled sunlight kisses our skin as six of us observe the chef and snap photos during our outdoor mayonnaise-making class.
    — Lauren David, Travel + Leisure, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Around Woodland Margins In the wild, poison ivy typically grows best in the dappled light along the edges of forests or along hiking trails that get just a touch of sun.
    — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of dappled
Adjective
  • But American Girl is offering, and women are buying, nostalgia — like Molly-plaid tumblers — more than layered histories.
    — Tara Strauch, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026
  • In the post, the little one, whose face was covered with a white heart emoji, could be seen in a highchair wearing a dark blue shirt and plaid shorts with blue balloons surrounding him.
    — Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of plaid
Adjective
  • Tegu These fat, speckled lizards hail from Argentina and arrived in Florida with a hunger for eggs— alligator, turtle, tortoise and bird alike.
    — Alex Harris August 25, Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Bred at the organization’s Beckman Center for Conservation Research, the tiny, speckled frogs have been reintroduced at several different high-elevation mountain habitats, including Bluff Lake in the Big Bear Valley.
    — Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of speckled
Adjective
  • Dutch interior designer Wim van de Oudeweetering gave the interiors their distinctive, almost baroque character, layering rich fabrics, patterned walls, jewel tones, and theatrical details throughout.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Her second look, not yet revealed, has both solid and patterned versions, and is illuminated in glow dawn and enoki hues.
    — Katie Abel, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of patterned

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“Parti-color.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parti-color. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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