varicolored

Questions about varicolored

What does varicolored mean?

varicolored means "having a variety of colors". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in varicolored?

varicolored has 4 syllables: vari-co-lo-red. The stress falls on "co".

What is another word for varicolored?

Close synonyms include varicoloured, variegated, motley, calico, multicolor. 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 varicolored a common word?

varicolored is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.