multi-color

Questions about multi-color

What does multi-color mean?

multi-color means "having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly".

How many syllables are in multi-color?

multi-color has 4 syllables and divides as mul-ti--co-lor under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for multi-color?

Close synonyms include motley, calico, multicolor, multicolour, multi-colour. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is multi-color a common word?

multi-color is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.