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| Main Entry: | colorful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | brilliant, intensely hued |
| Synonyms: | bright, flashy, florid, gaudy, gay, intense, jazzy, kaleidoscopic, loud, motley, multicolored, picturesque, psychedelic, rich, showy, splashy, variegated, vibrant, vivid, chromatic, hued, prismatic |
| Antonyms: | colorless, drab, dreary, faded, plain, uncolored, uncolorful |
| Main Entry: | colorful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | full of life, interesting |
| Synonyms: | brave, distinctive, flaky*, gay, glamorous, graphic, jazzy, lively, picturesque, rich, stimulating, unusual, vivid, characterful |
| Antonyms: | boring, dull, lifeless, plain, uninteresting |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | exotic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not native or usual; mysterious |
| Synonyms: | alien, alluring, bizarre, colorful, curious, different, external, extraneous, extraordinary, extrinsic, far out, fascinating, foreign, glamorous, imported, introduced, kinky*, outlandish, outside, peculiar, romantic, strange, striking, unfamiliar, unusual, way out, weird*, avant garde, enticing, peregrine |
| Notes: | erotic means giving sexual pleasure or sexually arousing, while exotic means being or from or characteristic of another place or part of the world or strikingly strange or unusual |
| Antonyms: | familiar, normal, ordinary, usual |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | expressive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | telling, revealing |
| Synonyms: | alive, articulate, artistic, brilliant, colorful, demonstrative, dramatic, eloquent, emphatic, energetic, forcible, graphic, indicative, ingenious, lively, masterly, meaningful, mobile, moving, passionate, pathetic, picturesque, poignant, pointed, pregnant, representative, responsive, showy, significant, silver-tongued*, spirited, stimulating, stirring, striking, strong, suggestive, sympathetic, tender, thoughtful, touching, understanding, vivid, warm, allusive, pictorial, revelatory |
| Antonyms: | expressionless, inexpressive, passive, undemonstrative |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | flamboyant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | extravagant, theatrical |
| Synonyms: | baroque, bombastic, brilliant, camp, chichi*, colorful, dashing, dazzling, elaborate, exciting, flaky*, flaming, flashy, florid, gaudy, glamorous, jazzy*, luscious, luxuriant, ornate, ostentatious, pretentious, resplendent, rich, rococo, showy, splashy, sporty, gassy, peacockish, swank, swashbuckling |
| Antonyms: | calm, moderate, modest, restrained, tasteful, unflashy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | gala |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | celebratory |
| Synonyms: | bright, colorful, convivial, festive, gay, happy, jovial, joyful, merry, festal |
| Main Entry: | gorgeous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | beautiful, magnificent |
| Synonyms: | attractive, bright, brilliant, colorful, dazzling, delightful, dream, elegant, enjoyable, exquisite, fine, flamboyant, foxy*, gaudy, glittering, glorious, good-looking, grand, handsome, imposing, impressive, knockout*, lavish, lovely, luxuriant, luxurious, opulent, ostentatious, pleasing, plush, ravishing, resplendent, showy, splendid, stunning, sublime, sumptuous, superb, beaut, centerfold, drop-dead, easy on the eyes, lulu, pulchritudinous, splendiferous |
| Antonyms: | homely, ugly, undesirable |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | picturesque |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | attractive, referring to scenery |
| Synonyms: | artistic, beautiful, charming, colorful, graphic, photographic, pleasant, pretty, quaint, scenic, striking, vivid, arresting, pictorial |
| Antonyms: | hideous, ugly, unsightly |
| Main Entry: | romantic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | sentimental, idealistic |
| Synonyms: | adventurous, amorous, charming, chimerical, chivalrous, colorful, corny*, daring, dreamy, enchanting, erotic, exciting, exotic, extravagant, fanciful, fantastic, fascinating, fond, glamorous, idyllic, impractical, loving, maudlin, mushy*, mysterious, nostalgic, passionate, picturesque, poetic, quixotic, sloppy*, starry-eyed, tender, unrealistic, utopian, visionary, whimsical, wild, bathetic, fairy-tale, lovey-dovey, soppy, syrupy, tear-jerking |
| Antonyms: | pragmatic, realistic, unromantic |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | vivid |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | intense, powerful |
| Synonyms: | active, animated, bright, brilliant, clear, colorful, definite, distinct, dramatic, dynamic, eloquent, energetic, expressive, flamboyant, gay, glowing, graphic, lifelike, lively, lucid, meaningful, memorable, picturesque, realistic, resplendent, rich, sharp, shining, spirited, stirring, striking, strong, telling, theatrical, vigorous, highly colored, true-to-life |
| Antonyms: | dull, weak |
| Main Entry: | different |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | dissimilar, unlike |
| Synonyms: | altered, changed, clashing, colorful, contrary, contrasting, deviating, discrepant, disparate, distant, distinct, distinctive, divergent, diverse, incomparable, inconsistent, individual, offbeat, opposed, other, otherwise, particular, peculiar, single, unequal, unrelated, variant, various, a far cry from, antithetic, at odds, at variance, contradistinct, contradistinctive, contrastive, differential, divers, incommensurable, like night and day, mismatched, mismated, poles apart, unalike, unsimilar |
| Antonyms: | alike, correspondent, homogeneous, like, resembling, same, similar |
| Main Entry: | graphic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | clear, explicit |
| Synonyms: | colorful, compelling, comprehensible, concrete, convincing, definite, descriptive, detailed, distinct, eloquent, expressive, figurative, forcible, illustrative, incisive, intelligible, lively, lucid, moving, perspicuous, picturesque, precise, realistic, stirring, striking, strong, telling, unequivocal, vivid |
| Antonyms: | implicit, unclear, vague |
| Main Entry: | juicy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | exciting, interesting |
| Synonyms: | colorful, fascinating, intriguing, piquant, provocative, racy, risqué, sensational, spicy, suggestive, vivid, tantalizing |
| Antonyms: | unexciting, uninteresting |
| Main Entry: | bold |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | bright, striking |
| Synonyms: | clear, colorful, conspicuous, definite, evident, eye-catching, flashy, forceful, lively, loud, manifest, plain, prominent, pronounced, showy, spirited, strong, vivid |
| Antonyms: | faint, fair, light |
| Main Entry: | fresh |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | refreshing to the senses |
| Synonyms: | bracing, bright, brisk, clean, clear, colorful, cool, crisp, definite, fair, invigorating, pure, quick, sharp, spanking, sparkling, stiff, stimulating, sweet, vivid, not stale, uncontaminated, unpolluted |
| Antonyms: | stale, tired |
| Main Entry: | bright |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | vivid in color |
| Synonyms: | brave, brilliant, clear, colored, colorful, deep, flashy, fresh, gay, intense, psychedelic, rich, ruddy, sharp, showy, tinted, glitzy, hued, razzle-dazzle, tinged |
| Antonyms: | light, pale, pastel |
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