English Explanatory Dictionary

colorific

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. That produces colored precipitates
  2. colorful
  3. flowery; ornate
noun
  1. Any substance that produces coloured precipitates.

Pronunciation

/ˌkʌl.əˈɹɪf.ɪk/

Word forms

colorific more colorific most colorific colourific colorifics

Etymology

From French colorifique or New Latin colorificus, from color + -i- + -ficus.

Synonyms

multicolored polychromatic motley embellished flashy florid showy
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