PARTI-COLORED Synonyms: 79 Similar and Opposite Words

parti-color

adjective

variants or parti-colored

Definition of parti-color

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

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Adjective

The striped bathrobes are particularly fetching, and feel like a bit of a throw-back to the Inn's earlier era.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
For men, the collection includes utility Bermuda shorts, striped shirts, knitwear, sweatshirts, graphic T-shirts and raglan-sleeve shirts.

— Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of striped

Adjective

Each piece of cotton used in his designs is dyed individually, by hand, to produce the mottled pattern that has become his calling card.

— Colette Davidson, Christian Science Monitor, 17 Sep. 2026
The feathers on her back were of mottled sepia tones, and those on her belly were rusty brown and painterly white.

— Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of mottled

Adjective

The special inclusion this time were orca beans, a stunning black and white marbled heirloom bean that isn’t available for purchase outside of the PANTRi membership.

— Rebecca Firkser, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 Sep. 2026
Jam Crumb Cake Spreadable fruit jam ribbons through this buttery crumb cake, sinking here and there for a marbled look.

— Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of marbled

Adjective

One by one, two by two, hikers climb through dappled shade and emerge onto a narrow path etched into the side of Empire Bluff, hundreds of feet above Lake Michigan.

— Mike Norton, Midwest Living, 26 Sep. 2026
Ride Lonesome is amorphous, hazy, dappled, and almost impossibly pretty.

— Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of dappled

Adjective

Fineman paired a plaid blazer from the brand with a pair of jeans, a rare break in the crowd of pantsuits.

— Leigh Nordstrom, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2026
Spencer — who sat beside Jolie on a plaid couch by the stage before the event — is a City Year board member.

— Laura Zornosa, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of plaid

Adjective

Another look came in the form of Oxford pumps with a speckled calf-hair finish and red linear detailing.

— Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026
At least some of the time, Hawthorne really was warming the little speckled eggs from which his masterworks would hatch.

— Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of speckled

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